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…
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…
Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout Operating in Westpac; MQ-8Bs to Be Retired
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s MQ-8C version of its Fire Scout unmanned helicopter is now operating on its first deployment to the Western Pacific, the second deployment of the type so far. Meanwhile, the Navy is proceeding with plans to…
Keel-Laying for Columbia SSBN Set for June 4
WASHINGTON — The keel-laying ceremony for the first new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) will take place June 4. The keel-laying date for the future USS Columbia (SSBN 826) was mentioned by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, during a May 18 hearing…
Marine Corps to Neck Down Operational Support Aircraft Types; Increase Indo-Pacific Capabilities
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Marine Corps plans to neck down the number of types of operational support aircraft (OSAs) over the next decade in order to achieve economies with reduced operating costs while increasing capability. The Corps also plans to increase its…
Pappano: Studying ‘Shortish’ Life Extension of Ohio SSBNs as Risk Mitigator
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy admiral in charge of procuring and sustaining the Navy’s ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs) said the Navy is studying possible short service-life extensions of some Ohio-class SSBNs and even the Ohio-class guided-missile submarines. The Ohio-class SSBNs…
