BRAINTREE, Mass. — Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems (d.b.a Ultra Naval Systems & Sensors), has been awarded a $23.2 million fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost only modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for the production of Mk54 Mod 0 lightweight…
Bollinger Shipyards Resumes Operations at All Facilities Following Hurricane Ida
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC announced on Sept. 24 that all 11 of its facilities are now open and operational following Hurricane Ida’s landfall last month near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as a powerful Category 4 storm. Bollinger’s facilities in…
SeeByte and Raytheon Combine AQS-20C Sonar With SeeTrack C2 Software for Real-Time Contact Analysis
EDINBURGH, Scotland — SeeByte and Raytheon Technologies are working together to bring Raytheon’s AN/AQS-20C advanced minehunting sonar system data into SeeByte’s SeeTrack v4, multi-domain command and control system, SeeByte said in a release. The AN/AQS-20C’s combination of side-scan, forward-looking and gap-filler sonars enables the sonar to detect and classify mine-like…
Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — The chief of Space Operations announced the transfer of Army and Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force, according to a Defense Department release. Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond…
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…
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…
