ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) program is scheduled in spring 2022 for two program reviews that are milestones for the program to pass en route to production, the shipbuilder said. Mark Vandroff, CEO of Fincantieri Marinette Marine at…
Electric Boat Focusing on Current Navy Sub Programs While Australian Sub Plan Shakes Out
ARLINGTON, Va. — The General Dynamics Electric Boat shipbuilder is focusing on its own nuclear-powered submarine construction programs while standing ready to assist in any plan to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy. Last week,…
Navy Selects Kongsberg to Help Develop Autonomous Target Recognition for Marine Corps Weapon Systems
JOHNSTOWN, PENN. — The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, (NSWCDD) and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to demonstrate a weapon system with autonomous target identification, recognition and engagement, the company…
Rolls-Royce, Sea Machines to Cooperate on Smart Ship and Autonomous ship Control Solutions
FREIDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — To provide customers with complete automation solutions from a single trusted source, Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines Robotics announced a new collaboration that will deliver comprehensive remote command, autonomous control and intelligent crew support systems to the marine market…
DoD Approves Grants for Naval Base Infrastructure, Maritime Defense Industry
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Defense today announced the award of 13 grants totaling approximately $60 million under the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program and the award of five grants totaling approximately $25 million under the Defense Manufacturing Community…
Naval Postgraduate School Examines Hybrid Force 2045
The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is conducting its annual Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC) scenario this week on a critical naval priority: the future hybrid force. Led by the NPS Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI), WIC 2021 is addressing a…
Kaman Proposes KARGO UAV to Marine Corps for Autonomous Re-Supply
ARLINGTON, Va. — Kaman Corp., builder of the K-MAX unmanned helicopter for the Marine Corps, is proposing an autonomous quadrotor unmanned helicopter for the Marine Corps to enhance its re-supply capabilities in expeditionary advanced based operations, the company said in…
Navy Upgrades F-5 Adversary Fighter, Improving Safety, Readiness
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft program office (PMA-226) recently delivered the first F-5N aircraft to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, to begin ground and flight test of the F-5 block upgrade prototype project, the…
Marine Corps Harvest HAWK+ Reaches Full Operational Capability
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) KC-130J integrated product team successfully completed full operational capability of the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit (HAWK) Plus (HH+), Naval Air Systems Command said in a Sep. 20 release. The…
USNS Choctaw County Arrives in Lebanon for First-Ever Central Partnership Station
BEIRUT — Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 20, to participate in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) first-ever Central Partnership Station (CPS) mission, the command said in a Sept. 21 release….
