The Navy announced this week Boeing will build 11 new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, despite previous efforts to cut the program.
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The Navy announced this week Boeing will build 11 new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, despite previous efforts to cut the program.
Rear Adm. Gregory Harris said the "family of systems" in the Next-Generation Air Dominance Program will involve a combination of manned and unmanned systems, with the goal "over time" of getting to a 60-40 ratio in favor of unmanned systems.
The Navy will buy an additional MG-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle, expected to be complete by January 2025.
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) said she doesn't have "the confidence" in either the technology or the integrity of autonomous platforms for unmanned systems to replace the current naval fleet.
Projections from a new Congressional Budget Office report indicate that the size of the Navy's submarine fleet will exceed shipyards' ability to maintain it in 25 of the next 30 years.
To successfully compete in distributed maritime operations, particularly with China, the Navy and the other military services are in the process of establishing digital readiness performance goals, a top service official said earlier today.
The Navy has reached its goal of 28 mission-capable E-2D aircraft five months ahead of schedule, the Navy announced in a press release last week.
Defense and diplomatic officials from key Arctic nations and the United States affirmed their shared commitment to peace in a region predicted to play an increasing role in global security and transit in the coming decades.
Just two days after the Navy released its unmanned campaign plan, the first chance for senior Navy and Marine Corps officials to defend their framework was met with skepticism from House lawmakers.
With an eye on China's huge naval fleet, the future of technology and possible flat defense budgets, the Navy and Marine Corps unveiled a plan today to expeditiously incorporate unmanned systems into the aviation, surface and subsurface fleets to keep up with the dynamic security landscape.
The Navy intends to enter into a two-year contract with AeroVironment for a submarine-launched, small unmanned aerial vehicle, according to a March 9 notice.
The Navy has commissioned BMT to conduct studies, develop a concept design and investigate options for the T-ARC(X) cable ship program.
The Government Accountability Office has found the Defense Department does not have a "complete picture" of its prepositioning programs.
The United States will test components of its Joint All-Domain Command and Control program with allies this fall, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall said Tuesday at the AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference.