NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy awarded Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) contracts Oct. 25, valued at approximately $36 million each to L3 Technologies Communications Systems West and Northrop Grumman Corp. Mission Systems in support…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Critical to Successful Intercept Test for SM-3 Block IIA Missile
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion systems supported a key intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 Block IIA guided missile, the company said in an Oct. 26 release. During the FTM-45 flight test, conducted by the U.S. Navy and Missile…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns Home After Seizing Approximately $27 Million of Cocaine
PENSACOLA, Fla. ― Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless is scheduled to return home to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Oct. 27 following a 54-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an Oct. 27 release….
Terma, Chemring Team Up for Step Change in Antiship Missile Defense
PARIS — Terma A/S, as a market leader in ship defensive systems, and Chemring Countermeasures, as a world leader in 130 mm naval countermeasures, have teamed up to develop a complete soft-kill solution for surface unit defense, the companies said…
French Navy’s Surface Fleet Now Equipped with RIFAN 2 Secure Intranet System
PARIS — More than 60 vessels in the French Navy are now equipped with the Réseau Intranet de la Force Aéronavale étape 2 (RIFAN 2) system, ranging from aircraft carriers and front-line frigates to support ships, patrol craft based overseas,…
Department of the Navy Releases Business Operations Plan to Further Reforms
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Navy released its business operations plan Oct. 24, establishing the framework for the department’s continuing business reform agenda, the Office of the Navy Chief of Information said in a release. “The Department of the…
Saab, Damen Submarine Targets Dutch Requirement
PARIS — Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group have joined forces to develop an expeditionary submarine for the Netherland´s Walrus Replacement Program. The partnership was highlighted oct. 23 during a joint press conference at the Euronaval international naval exhibition…
Raytheon Delivers RAM Launcher to Mexico, Completes SM-2 Tests with South Korea
TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon Co. has delivered a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher to the Mexican government as part of the long-range offshore patrol vessel (Patrulla Oceánica de Largo Alcance, or POLA) program, marking the first delivery of a RAM…
Ceremony Culminates 12 Months of Centennial Activities
DAHLGREN, Va. — Navy and congressional leaders joined Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) personnel to celebrate a centennial of technological innovation that revolutionized surface warfare at a grand finale ceremony here, Oct. 19. Over the past year of…
JFD Completes Sea Trials for First Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle for the Indian Navy
OLDMELDRUM, Scotland — JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully completed the sea trials of the deep search and rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the first of two third-generation submarine rescue systems being delivered to the Indian Navy,…
