ST. LOUIS — For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2019, the company said in a release. IRST Block II…
Lockheed Gains $13.9 Million for Navy Advanced Electronic Warfare Systems Work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin will continue supporting engineering and fielding efforts for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) AN/SLQ-32(V)6 under a $13.9 million engineering services contract awarded by the U.S. Navy, the company said in a Jan. 13 release. Services…
Navy Awards Lockheed $43 Million for E-2D Electronic Support Measures Upgrade
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin has received a $43 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to upgrade to the AN/ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the company said in a release. This modification increases…
Raytheon, Major Tool and Machine Team Up on SPY-6 Radars
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Raytheon has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Major Tool & Machine Inc. to develop array structures for the U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 radar program when it transitions from low-rate initial production to hardware production and sustainment, Raytheon…
L3Harris to Provide Expeditionary UUVs to Navy
FALL RIVER, Mass. — L3Harris Technologies has been selected to provide an unmanned undersea vehicle for expeditionary undersea missions for U.S. military forces by the U.S. Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the company said in a Jan. 14…
Lockheed to Deliver 50 C-130Js Via Multiyear III Award
MARIETTA, Ga. — Lockheed Martin will deliver 50 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear III award, which was finalized by the government on Dec. 27, Lockheed announced Jan. 13. The Department of Defense awarded more than $1.5…
Leonardo to Build Navy’s New Training Helicopter
ROME — Leonardo, through AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., has been awarded a contract valued at $176.5 million for the production and delivery of 32 TH-73A helicopters, initial spares, support and dedicated equipment and specific pilot and maintenance training services, the company said in a release. …
Former CNO Adm. Vern Clark to Chair SNA Board of Directors
Retired Adm. Vern Clark will assume the position of chairman of the board of directors of the Surface Navy Association (SNA) this week at the association’s annual banquet on Jan. 16. Clark was approved by the board on Jan. 13…
Sikorsky, Rheinmetall Unveil Plans for German Heavy-Lift CH-53K
Koblenz, Germany — Sikorsky and Germany’s Rheinmetall submitted a bid for the production and operation of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion as the Bundeswehr’s new heavy-lift transport helicopter for its Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) program, Lockheed Martin, which owns Sikorsky, said in a release. “Our entire team is pleased to offer the…
Keel Laid for Future Destroyer USS John Basilone
BATH, Maine — The keel of the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard on Jan. 10, the Program Executive Office-Ships said in a release. Speakers at the ceremony included Capt. Seth Miller, DDG 51-class program…
