NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — With HII-built aircraft carriers featured prominently in the movie release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the nation’s largest shipbuilder recognized the release as an opportunity to celebrate its workforce, their contribution to national security and the company’s…
Navy’s Orca XLUUV Will Carry 34-Foot Payload Module for Mine Laying
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Orca extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV) being built by Boeing for the Navy will carry a large payload module for covertly deploying sea mines and other payloads, a Navy official said. The Navy also will have…
US 5th Fleet Commander Explains Role of Unmanned, AI in Middle East
LONDON — The commander for U.S. naval forces in the Middle East discussed the role of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence in naval operations at an international security conference in the United Kingdom, May 24, NAVCENT Public Affairs said May…
Bollinger Delivers 49th Fast Response Cutter to U.S. Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Douglas Denman to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 175th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the…
HII Announces New Vice President of Columbia-Class Program
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — HII announced May 26 that Brandi Smith has been named vice president of the Columbia–class program at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Smith will succeed Charles Southall, who will retire July 1 after more than…
Navy Orders Tomahawk Cruise Missiles for Marine Corps, Army
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy put in another order for Tomahawk cruise missiles May 24, but this order also includes, for the first time, Tomahawks for the Marine Corps and Army. Raytheon Missiles and Defense, of Tucson, Arizona, was…
Navy Unmanned Task Force Lead: Common Control System Critical to Enable Artificial Intelligence
ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the Navy’s Unmanned Task Force said a control system common for aerial, surface and underwater unmanned systems is still the goal as the Navy develops and fields unmanned systems for the fleet, and is…
Northrop Grumman Integrating Systems for Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
ARLINGTON, Va. — Northrop Grumman is integrating the control systems for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutters being built by the Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida. The systems are being readied for installation in the four cutters…
Navy: Mine Countermeasures Mission Packages to Be Available for Vessels of Opportunity
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s mine countermeasures mission packages will be available not only to littoral combat ships but to other vessels and units, a Navy official said. Capt. Mike Egan, branch head for mine warfare in the Office of…
Charles River Analytics: Artificial Intelligence is Challenged in Arena of Competition
ARLINGTON, Va. — A small company developing artificial intelligence technology for the Office of Naval Research is halfway through a 24-month contract performance toward demonstrating its AI technology for the Navy. “It’s all about trying to develop technologies that can…
