ARLINGTON, Va. — Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a multi-year $70 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to provide for test, inspection, evaluation and restoration of Submarine High-Data Rate mast components, the…
Navy to Decommission, Scrap Fire-Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has decided to decommission and scrap the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), which was severely damaged by a shipboard fire in San Diego in July. In a Nov. 30 teleconference with…
USCGC Seneca Returns to Homeport after Conducting Joint Maritime Operations
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned to its homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, after a 57-day patrol conducting counter-drug and humanitarian assistance operations in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 20, the Coast Guard 5th District said…
Coast Guard Completes 30-Day Test of Unmanned Surface Vehicles off Hawaii
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard completed a 30-day demonstration and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off Oahu, early November, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a Nov. 25 release The focus of the test was to explore how current and emerging…
Lockheed Martin Awards CAE Contract for MAD-XR for U.S. Navy MH-60Rs
MONTREAL — CAE has been awarded a subcontract by Lockheed Martin to supply the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system for United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, CAE said in a Nov. 18 release. CAE MAD-XR is a highly…
L3Harris Technologies to Invest $1.5M in Rhode Island for Navy Sonar Work
ASHAWAY, R.I. — L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense technology company, plans to expand in Ashaway, Rhode Island, by investing $1.5 million in its operations, the company said in a Nov. 24 release. The company will add more than 40 positions and increase…
U.S. Navy Awards $197M Contract to BAE Systems for USS Wasp Modernization
NORFOLK, Virginia — BAE Systems has received a $197.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), the company said in a Nov. 24 release. This…
USS John S. McCain conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
PETER THE GREAT BAY – On Nov. 24 (local time) USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay in the Sea of Japan, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in…
NAVAIR Accepts Delivery of 100th Production BQM-177A Aerial Target System
SAN DIEGO — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. a provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced Nov. 19 that it has delivered the 100th production BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT), nearing completion of its third and final Low-Rate…
NAVAIR Down-Selects Martin UAV for MI2 Expeditionary Tech Demo
PLANO, Texas — Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks has selected Martin UAV to participate in the Mi2 Technology Demonstration live event at the Yuma Proving Grounds between Nov. 30 and Dec. 18, 2020, Martin UAV said in a Nov. 24 release. The Tech Demo is…
