Navy

The Navy awarded the Bell [TXT]-Boeing [BA] Joint Program Office a $1.6 billion logistics requirements contract on Jan. 6 that covers the repair, replacement, required availability, configuration management, and inventory […]

The Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) on Jan. 3 conducting market research on autonomous navigation technologies to support Navy ships and submarines. The technology is called Bride Decision […]

The Navy on Tuesday said it successfully completed underwater explosion shock testing (UNDEX) for its newest unmanned minesweeper, the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS). The UISS is an Unmanned Surface […]

The Navy on Dec. 23 awarded Kratos [KTOS] a $51 million modification to procure 65 more BQM-177A subsonic aerial targets. The order covers 50 targets for the U.S. Navy, seven […]

The Navy awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $227 million modification on Dec. 23, exercising options to buy five Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MD) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot Two […]

The 11th and final Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was completed and turned over to the ship’s crew on December 22. The long-delayed elevators […]

Austal USA delivered the future USS Canberra (LCS-30) Independence-variant littoral combat ship to the Navy on Dec. 21. LCS-30 is set to be the 15th even-numbered Independence-variant LCS and 26th […]

The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $354 million modification on Dec. 22 providing for the production and delivery of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to France. Work will largely […]

The Navy awarded Austal USA a $2 million contract to perform design studies for the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) class, the company announced Dec. 21. The award requires the […]

President Biden signed a memorandum determining the Defense Production Act (DPA) can be used for the submarine industrial base, particularly in support of Virginia-class attack submarines. The Defense Department said […]