Tag: U.S. Navy
Next Generation AEGIS Missile
Three companies were awarded development contracts in 2010 to demonstrate conceptual designs for the Next Generation Aegis Missile (NGAM) – Boeing, Northrop Grumman and...
Warship Plan: When Does A Split Buy Make Sense?
The Navy is proposing a change in its plan to acquire a new class of warship called the Littoral Combat Ship. Until this week,...
LCS Warship Plan: When Does A Split Buy Make Sense?
The U.S. Navy is proposing a change in its plan to acquire a new class of warship called the Littoral Combat Ship. Until this...
U.S. Navy Awards Austal Two Additional High Speed Landing Support Vessels
The U.S. Navy has exercised production options for two additional Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV), awarding Austal USA, from Mobile, Alabama $204 million contract...
Runaway FireScout Roams over Washington
A 'runaway' MQ-8B FireScout flew for 20 minutes out of control on August 2, 2010, travelling about 23 miles from the U.S. Navy Webster...
Nulka Radar Decoy System
Nulka is an active, off-board, ship-launched decoy developed in cooperation with Australia to counter a wide spectrum of present and future radar-guided anti-ship cruise...
InSitu Selected for STUAS UAV Program, Potential Future Orders: Over $0.5...
The U.S. Navy Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has selected the InSitu Integrator unmanned aircraft for the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)/Tier II system,...
A Second Aircraft to Join the Avenger Test Campaign Later in...
General Atomics began flight testing of the new, multi-mission jet-powered Predator C Avenger Unmanned Aerial System. The aircraft continued flight testing since its first flight in April 2009. A second, slightly larger Avenger is currently in production, scheduled to join the first aircraft later in 2010.
General Atomics Proposes Carrier-Based Avenger to the U.S. Navy
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is proposing a new carrier-based derivative of the Predator C (Avenger) known as 'Sea Avenger', designed to address the...
Army NLOS Dead. Will the Navy Keep it Alive?
As the U.S. Army recommends terminating the NLOS-LS Weapon System, the Navy will have to keep the program alive, securing the principal surface weapon...
U.S. Navy Considers Deploying Combat UAV by 2018
The U.S. Navy is considering fielding a stealthy unmanned combat aircraft as part of a carrier strike group, as early as 2018. The Navy...
Marine Aviation has no Other Option but Wait for JSF
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are running out of fighters. Heavy wear and tear over nearly a decade of war in Iraq and...
BAE Systems, NOAA Test Flight the Coyote Maritime UAV
BAE Systems, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has completed the first successful test flight of a small, electric-powered Coyote...
EA-18G Cleared for Full Rate Production
Boeing is moving the EA-18G Growler into Full Rate Production (FRP) following approval by the U.S. Navy after the aircraft achieved initial operational capability...
