Industry and government alike must modernize their processes and up their game to overcome shipbuilding challenges, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said April 9 at the lunch session at Sea-Air-Space, including by working with shipbuilding partners overseas. Del…
Additive Manufacturing, Small Business Collaboration Highlight First Day of Sea-Air-Space 2024
By NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) kicked off the 2024 Sea-Air-Space Expo on Monday with panel discussions on manned/unmanned and weapon systems advancements, additive manufacturing success stories and collaborative opportunities for small businesses to join with NAVAIR to aid…
AUKUS Program Marks ‘Greatest Industrial Undertaking’ for Australia
The AUKUS program, the multination effort to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, will kick-start that country’s ability to build nuclear subs, an Australian minister said in a panel discussion at Sea-Air-Space on April 8. Pat Conroy, Australia’s minister for defense…
Atlantic Commander: Industry-Government Partnership Essential to Coast Guard Innovation
By Erika Fitzpatrick, Contributor Future innovation within the U.S. Coast Guard comes from listening to and partnering with the defense industry, Vice Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, U.S. Coast Guard Commander of the Atlantic Area and Defense Force East, said April…
CMS Breakfast: Pursuing Ways to Strengthen the Workforce, Boost Readiness
Government and industry need to work together to solve the problems of shipbuilding schedules, workforce retention and getting deployable technology into the hands of warfighters at scale, speakers said at the Center for Maritime Strategy breakfast on April 9. “Is…
Ursa Major Signs Contract with US Navy for Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors for Standard Missile
DENVER, April 8, 2024 — Ursa Major, America’s leading privately funded company focused solely on propulsion, announced a contract today with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies (NEST) Program to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor…
April 8 Red Sea Update
U.S. Central Command, April 8, 2024 12:15 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 8, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed an air defense system with two missiles ready to launch, a ground control station in…
USS Antietam Shifts Homeport to Hawaii
By Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs, April 8, 2024 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) arrived to its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, as part of…
HII Awarded $74 Million Contract to Support U.S. Navy Vertical Launch Systems
Research and development will enhance fleet defensive capabilities MCLEAN, Va., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a $74 million contract to research, analyze and develop enhanced capabilities for…
Northrop Grumman Completes Assembly of Manta Ray UUV
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – April 8, 2024 – (PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) completed assembly of a full-size uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype known as Manta Ray. A new class of UUV, it is an extra-large glider that will…
