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Kongsberg Nabs Potential $329 Million Award To Build Turrets For Marines’ ACV-30
The Marine Corps has awarded Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract worth up to $329 million to build medium caliber remotely-operated weapon systems for the turreted variant of the
Beck: DIU ‘Not Taking on Projects Anymore Where There’s Not a Pathway to Scale’
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has personnel at combatant commands and other forward locations to aid in fielding front-line equipment requests, DIU Director Doug Beck said last Friday. “The...
BAE Nabs Contract For 10 Netherlands and Belgium Frigate Naval Guns
BAE Systems on Friday said it signed a contract with the Netherlands to provide eight new Bofors 40 Mk4 40mm naval guns for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies. The
Navy To Extend Life Of 12 Destroyers And Three Cruisers
The Navy plans to extend the operations of 12 Flight 1 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers and three Ticonderoga-class cruisers past their planned service lives to boost fleet numbers, the se...
https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-to-extend-life-of-12-destroyers-and-three-cruisers/navy-usmc/
HII’s Third Quarter Earnings Tumble On Delays In Submarine Awards, Labor And Supply Chain Challenges
HII’s strong momentum in 2024 came to a screeching halt in the third quarter due to several challenges in its shipbuilding operations, notably delays in an award from the
Hicks: Defense Bigs Collaborating with Smaller, Newer Entrants on Microelectronics
While defense industry entrants are bringing welcome competition to Pentagon modernization efforts, the heritage defense giants are also working with some of the new firms on microelectronics adv...
Avio Considering Sites for U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Plant
Avio USA, a subsidiary of Italy’s Avio S.p.A, is considering sites for Avio’s first solid rocket motor (SRM) plant in the United States. The company said that it has picked
https://www.defensedaily.com/avio-considering-sites-for-u-s-solid-rocket-motor-plant/navy-usmc/
Navy Exploring Drone Navigation Tech And Autonomy In SatNav-Denied Environment
The Navy is looking into options that would allow uncrewed vessels to continue to travel even if satellite navigation systems are denied in the environment, according to a recent notice.
Senators Push OMB To Assess New Sub Funding Idea, Knock Navy On Hill Comms
A bipartisan group of senators expressed cautious optimism at a scheme to shift submarine funding to improve current production rates but also knocked the Navy for insufficient communication with...
AUKUS Partners Test Pillar II Autonomous Systems In Australian Exercise
The U.S., Australia and U.K. partners recently completed a three-week-long experimentation exercise with AUKUS Pillar II autonomous capabilities, Autonomous Warrior 24, the Navy said Thursday. Th...
Incoming Philly Shipyard Owners Aim To Bring It Back To 1940s Prominence Plus Incoming M&As and Partnerships
The CEO of the U.S. subsidiary of a Korean conglomerate buying Philly Shipyard recently said they want to return to the level of national prominence it had in the 1940s
GD Nabs Navy MEDUSA Mining Contract
The Navy recently awarded General Dynamics’ Mission Systems a contract worth up to $58 million for a new submarine-launched unmanned minelayer. The original solicitation or the program said th...
https://www.defensedaily.com/gd-nabs-navy-medusa-mining-contract/navy-usmc/
Saronic Introduces Corsair, An ASV With Range And Speed To Keep Pace With Surface Fleet
Autonomous surface vessel developer and manufacturer Saronic on Wednesday unveiled its latest, and largest new craft, Corsair, which it said gives the Navy and allied partners capabilities not fo...
U.S. F-35 Lands On Japanese Ship For Upgrade Developmental Testing
A specially configured U.S. F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) Lightning II aircraft for the first time touched down on a Japanese naval vessel over the weekend for the
Australia Announces $4.7 Billion To Buy SM–2 And SM-6 From U.S.
The Australian government on Monday announced a $4.7 billion deal to procure RTX Standard Missile-2 Block IIIC (SM-2 IIIC) and SM-6 for its surface naval ships. “The Standard Missile‑6
BAE Nabs Over $200 Million In Maintenance And Modernization Contracts For DGG and Amphib
The Navy awarded BAE Systems’s Norfolk Ship Repair unit two contracts on Oct. 18 for maintenance, modernization and repair of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) and amphibiou...
Navy Relieves Top Two Officers Of Japan Naval Repair and Maintenance Facilities
The Navy relieved the top two officers of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) on Oct. 20, the service said on Sunday. Capt. Zaldy
State Department Approves Potential $360 Million Sale For Hundreds Of RAM Missiles To Japan
The State Department on Friday approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of hundreds of RTX Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2B tactical missiles and related equipment for Japan.
Navy Investigates Industry Partnership To Create New Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock On West Coast
The Navy is looking into working with industry to potentially create a Ford-class aircraft carrier dry dock on the West Coast and Hawaii, according to a recent notice. In the
Marines To Add Anduril, Invariant Systems To MADIS Air Defense Platform
The Marine Corps last Wednesday awarded $200 million contracts Anduril Industries and Invariant Corp. to provide capabilities that will be integrated into an existing mobile platform to defeat dr...
Australia Announces New Naval Industrial Zone With Future Submarine Dry Docks
The Australian government on Wednesday announced a new site in Western Australia called the Henderson Defense Precinct that will ultimately include a submarine dry dock for future maintenance act...
CNO: Navy Learning From Red Sea Ops Against Houthi Weapons
The Navy’s top officer said naval operations in the Red Sea against Houthi weapons launches from Yemen has helped the service quickly adapt and evolve tactics and systems. During a
https://www.defensedaily.com/cno-navy-learning-from-red-sea-ops-against-houthi-weapons/navy-usmc/
Northrop Grumman Highlights Its Systems’ Participation in U.S. Army EDGE Exercise
Northrop Grumman said that the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL)-led Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) in Yuma, Ariz., last month gave the company a chance to show the
Navy Demonstrates Open Ocean TRAM VLS Re-Arming
The Navy successfully demonstrated the first open ocean re-arming of a Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) with an underway warship, in a major step to field the new system
https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-demonstrates-open-ocean-tram-vls-re-arming/navy-usmc/
Boeing CEO Plans to Lay off 10 Percent of Workers, Says Def...cution on Fixed Price Contracts ‘Not Where It Needs to Be’
The performance of Boeing‘s defense, space & security (BDS) unit on fixed price contracts needs to improve, Boeing CEO Robert “Kelly” Ortberg wrote in a Friday employee message released
Marine Corps Using New Viasat Satellite Communications Service
The Marine Corps is now leveraging satellite communications from the first spacecraft in an eventual three-satellite constellation that delivers secure, high-throughput connectivity, making the m...
https://www.defensedaily.com/marine-corps-using-new-viasat-satellite-communications-service/space/
Lionfish UUV Finishes Reviews Leading To Full-Rate Production
The Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle (SUUV) developer, HII’s Unmanned Systems , announced it successfully finished reviews leading into the start of full-rate production on the vehicle ...
AI Integration Occurring In All Domains, Says Navy Requirements And Capabilities Officer
A top admiral this week said artificial intelligence (AI) is already being integrated across all domains for the service at several levels. “So artificial intelligence is one of our key
Anduril Adds To Autonomous UAS Portfolio With Bolt VTOL Family
Maintaining a steady drumbeat of new product releases, Anduril Industries on Thursday unveiled its Bolt family of small, man-packable autonomous air vehicles that include surveillance and munitio...
Navy To Hold LCS Mission Module Industry Day
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) plans to host an industry day to get industry feedback on proposed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules program strategy, according to a notice published
https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-to-hold-lcs-mission-module-industry-day/navy-usmc/
Over One Week The Navy Awards GD Electric Boat Nearly $2 Billion In SSN Submarine Contracts
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat nearly $2 billion in four contracts related to Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) industrial base support over the past week as the service
Lockheed Martin Names F-35 Deputy GM to Head Program
Bridget Lauderdale, the head of the F-35 program for Lockheed Martin and a 38-year employee of the company, is to retire by Dec. 1, and deputy F-35 general manager
HII Launches First Flight II San Antonio-Class LPD Amphib
HII launched the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Harrisburg (LPD-30), on Oct. 5 at its Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard. The process entailed having
https://www.defensedaily.com/hii-launches-first-flight-ii-san-antonio-class-lpd-amphib/navy-usmc/
Navy Has Enough VLS Cells For Now But Looking To Boost In Future, Official Says
A Navy official on Tuesday said that in the near-term, “we have plenty of VLS cells for the Tomahawk missiles that we have in inventory, both on the surface and
3D Printing Key To Future Contested Logistics, Navy Officials Say
CHANTILLY, Va. – Two logistics officials from the Department of the Navy this week highlighted the growing importance of additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, to managing contested logis...
RTX Barracuda Mine Neutralizer Completed Test Series
RTX’s Barracuda Mine Neutralization System passed a milestone by completing a series of controlled environmental tests earlier this year, the company said Monday. The company said it had a
https://www.defensedaily.com/rtx-barracuda-mine-neutralizer-completed-test-series/navy-usmc/
Pentagon May Award 70 AI Contracts Under Advana Recompete
The Pentagon is requesting input from industry, as DoD seeks a new Advancing Analytics (Advana) “1.2” solicitation, which may result in 50-70 contracts worth up to $15 billion over 10
CNO Says Navy Continues Towards NGAD Selection As Air Force Pauses
The Navy’s top officer last week confirmed the service is proceeding with its sixth-generation fighter concept even while the Air Force pauses its program with concerns about cost and having
HASC Leaders Press Navy For Details And Fixing Plans To HII-NNS Faulty Welds
Leaders in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and its seapower subcommittee on Oct. 3 sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro with several pointed questions
GAO: Columbia-Class Schedule And Cost Growth Likely To Increase, Navy Should Revise Cost Estimates
The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) latest audit of the Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine program estimated the first new boat has cost overruns several times higher t...
Raytheon Nabs $1.26 Billion In Navy Missile Contracts
RTX’s Raytheon on Sept. 27 won over $1.26 billion in Navy contracts to build and deliver AIM-9X Sidewinder and Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block II Guided Missile Assemblies. Naval
https://www.defensedaily.com/raytheon-nabs-1-26-billion-in-navy-missile-contracts/navy-usmc/
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Receives $1.3 Billion F135 Engine Core Upgrade Contract
RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney has received a more than $1.3 billion cost plus incentive fee contract for the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the Lockheed Martin F-35
HII Admits To Faulty Welds On Carriers And Subs, House Committee Investigating
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) recently told the Navy and Justice Department that it discovered some faulty welds on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers were made purposefully, if not...
USAF Awards Lockheed Martin $3.2 Billion for JASSM/LRASM
Lockheed Martin is receiving a firm fixed price contract worth up to $3.2 billion for a “large lot” buy of the company’s AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and
https://www.defensedaily.com/usaf-awards-lockheed-martin-3-2-billion-for-jassm-lrasm/air-force/
Pentagon to ‘Monitor and Assess’ Boeing Performance
The Pentagon said on Friday that it is examining what steps to take to ensure quality control on Boeing aircraft for the military services as a result of the
https://www.defensedaily.com/pentagon-to-monitor-and-assess-boeing-performance/navy-usmc/
AUKUS Defense Ministers Announce New U.K.-Australia Treaty And Shared P-8 Torpedoes
The defense ministers of the AUKUS countries on Thursday announced new advances in their agreement to share technologies, including negotiations on a new U.K.-Australian defense treaty about shar...
Four-Ship Amphib Order Includes Incentives To Retain And Grow Labor Force
The Navy’s $9.47 billion award to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding this week for three Flight II San Antonio -class amphibious transport dock ships and one America-class amphibious assault ship in...
Reed/Wicker to Propose Addition of Three F-35s for Developmental Testing
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are to propose an amendment to the Senate’s version of the fiscal 2025 defense autho...
Navy Awards HII $9.47 Billion In Four-Ship Amphib Buy
The Navy awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division $9.47 billion in two contracts for the multi-ship procurement of three Flight II San Antonio -class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) ...
https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-awards-hii-9-47-billion-in-four-ship-amphib-buy/navy-usmc/
Canada Issues RFI For New 12 Boat Sub Fleet
Canada’s Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) department recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking information spurred by questions about its upcoming new submarine progr...
https://www.defensedaily.com/canada-issues-rfi-for-new-12-boat-sub-fleet/international/