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DoD Awards Six Small Businesses $5 Billion Contract Vehicle In Naval Integrated Weapons Systems Equipment

Rich Abott — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:32:22 +0000

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) last month awarded six small businesses $5 billion to support procuring integrated weapons system equipment and services on naval vessels, DoD said Thursday. The original […]

Navy Surface Warfare Director Confirms Merging Medium And Large USV

Rich Abott — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:43:46 +0000

The Navy’s director of Surface Warfare confirmed this week the service is shifting from separate medium and large unmanned surface vessels to a single larger MUSV with both mission payloads […]

Canada Plans To Buy 12 New Subs As It Climbs To NATO Two Percent of GDP Defense Spending Benchmark

Rich Abott — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:57:27 +0000

The Canadian government recently announced it is taking steps towards buying 12 new conventionally-powered under-ice capable submarines as it plans to increase defense spending to the NATO target of two […]

SASC Defense Bill Specifies $4.2 Billion Shipbuilding Add, Clarifies Frigate And LSM Restrictions

Rich Abott — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:29:56 +0000

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released the full fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on Monday, which detailed recommendations to boost shipbuilding funds by $4.2 billion as well as […]

Pacific Fleet Details RIMPAC 2024 Naval Exercise Starting This Month

Rich Abott — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:24:43 +0000

The Navy said that planning is being finalized for the 2024 biennial Exercise Rime of the Pacific (RIMPAC), due to run from June 27 to Aug. 1 around the Hawaiian […]

State Approves TLAMs for Australia, Hellfires for Poland

Defense Daily Staff — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:15:33 +0000

The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds worth $895 million and Hellfire missiles to Poland […]

Luria Says DoD Topline Process Blocking Bigger Navy

Rich Abott — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:39:14 +0000

A top House Armed Services Committee member this week argued the Defense Department’s top line budget process that divides funding among the services constrains the ability of the Navy to […]

Luria Downplays Importance Of USVs

Rich Abott — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:34:03 +0000

A top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee recently said while she sees some utility in unmanned surface vessels (USVs), she does not see a big place for them […]

Gilday Says Navy Leading DDG(X) Design

Rich Abott — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:19:47 +0000

The Chief of Naval Operations recently said the Navy will retain a lead on designing the next destroyer, DDG(X), and compared the effort to the transition from the Ticonderoga-class cruisers […]

Navy Awards Insitu $192 Million Mod To Build More Blackjack and ScanEagle Drones

Rich Abott — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:30:50 +0000

The Navy awarded Boeing’s Insitu, Inc. [BA] a $192 million modification adding scope to procure another 13 RQ-21A Blackjack and 25 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) The contract also covers […]

Navy Decommissions LCS-4 After Eight Years Of Operations

Rich Abott — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:04:47 +0000

The Navy decommissioned the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Coronado in a ceremony at San Diego on Sept., 14 after only eight years of service. The Navy characterized LCS-4 […]

CNO: Industry Cannot Build Three Destroyers Per Year Yet

Rich Abott — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:22:08 +0000

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Wednesday said the defense industry is not ready to build up to three Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers, even while Congress is looking to […]

Danish Ship Hits LCS-21 In Baltimore

Rich Abott — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:42:41 +0000

A Danish training ship collided with the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS-21) in the Baltimore Inner Harbor on Sept. 11 during Maryland Fleet Week. A Navy statement said the Danish training […]

EPF-13 Finishes Acceptance And Unmanned Prototype Trials

Rich Abott — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:46:23 +0000

The future Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) successfully finished Acceptance Trials and Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials, the Navy said on Sept. 9. Whereas the acceptance trials […]

Smith Argues For LAW Capabilities And Explains Bridge Experimentation

Rich Abott — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:34:23 +0000

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps this week explained why the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) capabilities are needed and what the service hopes to learn from experimenting with commercial […]

Raven: Navy Must Work With Industry To Balance Supply Chain Issues And Accountability

Rich Abott — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:04:58 +0000

The number two civilian at the Department of the Navy on Wednesday said the government needs to balance the constraints and stress the defense industrial base is under with accountability […]

Super Hornet Conducts First LITENING Pod Test Flight

Rich Abott — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 21:04:59 +0000

The Navy recently conducted the first successful test flights of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting pods on the Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the company said on Wednesday. […]

Boeing Simulates Virtual MQ-25 Open Architecture Manned-Unmannned Teaming

Rich Abott — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:50:37 +0000

Boeing [BA] recently conducted a digital simulation of an open autonomy architecture to have manned Navy aircraft control MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tankers, the company said on Tuesday. In this […]

White House Nominating Head Of DOT&E As Navy Acquisition Chief

Rich Abott — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 21:05:02 +0000

The White House on Sept. 2 announced it intended to nominate the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) to be the next Navy acquisition chief. Nickolas Guertin, head of […]

Navy Aerial Targets Reach Full Capability With Intercept Test

Rich Abott — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:02:38 +0000

The Kratos [KTOS] BQM-177A next-generation subsonic aerial target (SSAT) for the Navy reached full operational capability (FOC) on Aug. 28 with a missile intercept test during an international exercise in […]

Navy Cites Reasons For Ditching DART Sonar For LCS, Frigate

Rich Abott — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:27:07 +0000

A Navy official this week cited technical challenges as the reason behind the Navy’s decision to cancel development work on Raytheon Technologies’ [RTX] AN/SQS-62 Variable Depth Sonar for use on […]

HII Awarded $42 Million For DDG-1002 Combat Systems Activation

Rich Abott — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:20:51 +0000

The Navy awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] a $42 million contract modification to start combat systems activation work on the future Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002). This modification […]

Fincantieri Starts Construction on First New Frigate

Rich Abott — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:09:13 +0000

Fincantieri Marinette Marine is starting construction on the first Constellation-class frigate, the future USS Constellation (FFG-62), on Wednesday at its Marinette, Wis., shipyard after getting the go-ahead from the Navy […]

Lockheed Martin Secures $504 Million Order For 12 Australian MH-60R Helicopters

Rich Abott — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:13:00 +0000

The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $504 million order on Aug. 29 against an earlier basic ordering agreement to produce and deliver 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk Multi-Mission helicopters for […]

Austal And Saildrone Partner To Build USVs

Rich Abott — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:10:17 +0000

Austal USA and Saildrone Inc. announced on Tuesday they are starting a new “strategic partnership” for the former to produce Saildrone autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USVs). This means Austal USA’s […]

Gilday: Middle East Experiments Leading To 100 Networked Unmanned Vessels In Region

Rich Abott — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:35:05 +0000

The Chief of Naval Operations last week said the Navy’s 5th Fleet task force experimenting with unmanned systems in the Middle East aims to reach 100 networked unmanned platforms operating […]

CNO: Limited Industrial Capacity Main Barrier To Growing The Fleet

Rich Abott — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:25:23 +0000

Last week the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said the limited American industrial capacity is the biggest barrier to growing the fleet as much as the Navy wants over the […]

Navy Working With DARPA On NOMARS

Rich Abott — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:30:51 +0000

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy officials here on Aug. 23 said they are working closely with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) X-ship […]

Official Names Workforce As Biggest Challenge To Columbia-Class SSBN Program

Rich Abott — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 21:41:48 +0000

The Navy officer in charge of strategic submarines this week said having the right workforce is the biggest challenge to keeping the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) on schedule. […]

BAE Wins $108 Million Contract For DDG-71 Repair Work

Rich Abott — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:20:20 +0000

The Navy awarded BAE Systems a $108 million firm-fixed-price contract on Aug. 19 to conduct repair, maintenance and modernization work of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Ross […]

Navy Testing Dozens Of Maintenance Technologies On Test Ship

Rich Abott — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:34:39 +0000

The Navy kicked off an exercise, the Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX), testing over 60 maintenance technologies aboard its Self Defense Test Ship on Aug. 22. The REPTX will run Aug. […]

DARPA Chooses Serco For Phase 2 NOMARS USV Program

Rich Abott — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:36:39 +0000

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it selected Serco Inc. to move forward with the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) X-ship medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) program. NOMARS […]

Navy Awards Boeing Full-Rate Production Of HAAWC Torpedo Air Launch Kits

Rich Abott — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:09:48 +0000

The Navy on Aug. 19 awarded Boeing [BA] a full-rate production contract for the High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC), which allows P-8As to launch torpedoes from high altitudes. The […]

First Navy MSC Ship Conducts Maintenance In India

Rich Abott — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:19:37 +0000

The Navy’s first Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship completed maintenance work at a shipyard in India this month, after both governments said they would consider this cooperation in April. MSC’s […]

Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS Laser To Navy

Rich Abott — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:23:04 +0000

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Thursday it delivered to the Navy the 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) system set to be installed on a destroyer. […]

Navy Releases List Of 39 Ships To Decommission In 2023

Rich Abott — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:44:51 +0000

The Navy released its annual inactivation schedule message last week, listing 29 ships it plans to inactivate and decommission in fiscal year 2023, barring intervention from Congress. The list includes […]

Navy Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Texas

Rich Abott — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:32:48 +0000

A Navy T-45C Goshawk trainer jet aircraft crashed on Aug. 16 in Texas, the service said Tuesday, at least the third such crash in the region in under two years. […]

Navy Finishes Pacific Dragon Exercise, Included SM-3 Intercept Test

Rich Abott — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:06:25 +0000

The U.S. Navy completed the biennial Pacific Dragon 2022 exercise off the coast of Hawaii this week, which included a Standard Missile (SM-3) intercept test. This multinational air and missile […]

Textron Loses MCM USV Protest

Rich Abott — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:17:47 +0000

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Textron Systems’ [TXT] protest of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) contract, worth up to $123 million, the office said Aug. […]

Navy Receives First Next Gen Jammer Mid-Band Test Pods

Rich Abott — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:22:49 +0000

Last month the Navy received the first Raytheon Technologies [RTX] Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) production-representative pods for use in Navy testing at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) […]

Navy Tests New Avoidance Tech For Manned/Unmanned Teaming

Rich Abott — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:52:19 +0000

The Navy conducted the first flight test of the Guardian detect and avoidance system as it seeks to make manned/unmanned teaming safer ahead of tests with the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned […]

Navy Recovers Super Hornet Blown Overboard

Rich Abott — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:34:46 +0000

The Navy said it successfully recovered an F/A-18E Super Hornet that blew overboard from an aircraft carrier last month. The service previously said the aircraft was blown overboard from the […]

RIMPAC USV Tests Shaping Future Navy Unmanned Vehicle Choices

Rich Abott — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:31:53 +0000

The Navy’s experimentation with unmanned surface vessels (USVs) during the biennial Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise is helping it shape the future of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), service officials […]

Navy Continues Six LUSV Study Contracts

Rich Abott — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:22:43 +0000

The Navy awarded six companies modifications to continue studies of a Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV) worth over $61 million. In 2020, the Navy first awarded HII [HII], Lockheed Martin […]

GD Electric Boat Wins Another $689 Million To Finish SSN-768 Submarine Overhaul Work

Rich Abott — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:18:17 +0000

The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] another $698 million modification on July 28 to complete maintenance, repair, and modernization work for the engineered overhaul of the Los Angeles-class […]

AECOM Wins $92 Million Task Order For Norfolk SIOP Repairs

Rich Abott — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:10:52 +0000

The Navy awarded AECOM Technical Services Inc. [ACM] a $92 million task order on July 29 to repair two berths at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) as part of the […]

Navy Tests Autonomy On EPF-13

Rich Abott — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:24:05 +0000

The Navy tested a set of events last month to assess autonomous capabilities integrated into the future Spearhead-class USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13), the service said July 29. The Navy said the […]

Senate Defense Appropriations Bill Adds $4 Billion To Navy Shipbuilding

Rich Abott — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:23:55 +0000

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2023 defense appropriations bill, released July 28, adds $4 billion over the Navy’s request in shipbuilding. The Navy requested about $17.9 billion in shipbuilding […]

Navy Declares Initial Operating Capability For Towed UISS Minesweeper

Rich Abott — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:55:36 +0000

The Navy declared the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on July 22. “UISS’s declaration of IOC is a monumental achievement for the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures […]

Navy Accepts Delivery Of First In New Fleet Oiler Class

Rich Abott — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:00:48 +0000

The Navy accepted delivery of the USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in a new class of fleet replenishment oilers on July 26. T-AO 205 previously finished acceptance […]