Tag: U.S. Navy
Laser Guided APKWS II Rockets for USMC Harrier, Air Combat Command’s...
The Navy and BAE Systems are entering a two-year Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program to integrate and demonstrate the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon...
Iranian Ballistic Missile Scores a Direct Hit on a Target Ship
Iran demonstrated today a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) based on the Fatah 110 platform, capable of hitting targets at a range...
X-47B Preform First Flight
On February 4th The Northrop Grumman - built U.S. Navy X-47B aircraft successfully completed its historic first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Conducted by a...
Navy Awards $1.6 Billion for the Production of Six Poseidon P-8A
The U.S. Navy announced awarded Boeing $1.6 billion contract for the production of six P-8A Poseidon under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of...
ONR Team Demonstrates Source for Future 100KW FEL Laser
The Free Electron Laser (FEL) program is undergoing Office of Naval Research's (ONR) preliminary design review (PDR) this week, following the successful critical demonstration of an injector capable generating the electron flow for the megawatt-class FEL laser.
New Meta-Material Could Render Submarines Invisible to Sonar Detection
A research team from the University of Illinois, led by mechanical science and engineering professor Nicholas Fang, have demonstrated a technology that renders underwater...
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Continued Submarine Sonar Upgrade through ARCI...
Lockheed Martin has won a U.S. Navy contract to continue supporting all sonar systems for U.S. submarines through the ARCI program. The current contract worth $84 million funds systems destined for Virginia class submarines currently under construction.
U.S. Navy Develops EO Guided Spike
The miniature electro-optically guided, 'fire and forget' SPIKE missile was developed by the US Navy Weapons Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons...
Combining EO/Laser Guidance for Small Precision Guided Weapons
Above: The Israeli Spike MR is an advanced 'fire and forget' electro-optically (EO) guided anti-tank missile. A family of missiles based on the Spike developed...
A Step Closer to Railgun Capability – U.S. Navy Fires Record...
On a recent test firing of a U.S. Navy experimental electromagnetic rail gun the Office of Naval Research (ONR) claimed the world record for...
Lockheed Martin Awarded $45.8 Million for Unmanned KMAX
The U.S. Navy decided to split the cargo unmanned aircraft (Cargo-UAV) between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, splitting $75.7 million between the two teams. Lockheed...
Next Generation AEGIS Missile – Missile Defense Roadmap
Photo above: Tichonderoga class missile cruiser CG 67 Shiloh fires a Standard Missile 3 on a missile defense test. Photo: US Navy In recent years the...
Next Generation Missiles – LRASM
Long Range Strike Missile The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $157 million for the development of an...
Early Intercept Calls For Kills At Extended Range
The integration of new sensors, longer range missiles and whole new battle management system will enable the U.S. Navy and NATO to conduct 'Early...
