Naval Air Systems Command's F/A-18 and EA-18G program office is requesting industry input on aircraft range extension, according to a request for information posted Friday.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Abby Shepherd is a Navy reporter. Before joining Inside Defense in November 2023, she was an intern with Politico's E&E News and a city government reporter with the Eudora Times in Kansas. She graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2023, with degrees in journalism and political science.
Naval Air Systems Command's F/A-18 and EA-18G program office is requesting industry input on aircraft range extension, according to a request for information posted Friday.
The Navy's Science and Technology Board will meet today to review recommendations for innovation, ship maintenance, additive manufacturing and electronic warfare, according to a Federal Register notice.
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The Navy is aiming its focus on successfully fielding unmanned systems -- particularly unmanned underwater vehicles -- officials said Thursday, with another demonstration of the Manta Ray program potentially planned soon.
The Maritime Administration is seeking public relations help to boost its National Marketing Campaign -- an initiative meant to bring more workers into the merchant marine and shipbuilding industries.
The Office of Naval Research is seeking information on technology that will assist in subsea and seabed warfare and plans to use this knowledge for technology operational experimentation event (TOEE) 25.2 -- part of a series of experiments that take place in operationally relevant conditions.
The MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft system recently experienced significant unit cost increases, mirroring what some other Defense Department programs go through every year.
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Senate appropriators are proposing a major cut to the Navy's MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed aircraft program, slashing over $450 million from the service's fiscal year 2025 budget request.
Shipbuilder HII experienced record second-quarter revenues of $3 billion -- up 6.8% compared to last year’s second quarter -- and a recent boost in hiring to keep the company on track to achieve its goal of 6,000 new hires by the end of the year, according to CEO Chris Kastner on today’s earnings call.
The Navy awarded defense contractor Leonardo DRS a contract worth more than $417 million today for "critical electronic combat control" and sonar systems to be installed in the service's submarine fleet, according to a news release.
The Navy is seeking industry information on rocket motor and booster production capabilities meant to propel the Standard Missile-6 -- a critical air defense capability -- to full rate production, according to a notice posted Tuesday.
The Navy has a goal of reaching milestone A for its nuclear-armed sea-launched missile program by fiscal year 2026, according to a recent contract announcement.
Amid the decision to resume deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters outfitted with a truncated version of the Technology Refresh-3 upgrade, Lockheed Martin announced strong growth in a second quarter earnings call Tuesday.
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The Navy is determining industry capability for development of a new short- to mid-range maritime strike weapon on "behalf of potential international partners," according to a notice posted Tuesday, with the service aiming to begin low-rate initial production by fiscal year 2027.