WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin expects to produce the first engineering development model (EDM) of a heliborne electronic warfare pod by late 2019, a company official said. Orders for materials for the ALQ-218 Advanced Offboard Electronic Warfare (AOEW) pods began last…
Virtual Training Means Less Danger for Carrier Flight Deck Crews
ARLINGTON, Va. — One of the most dangerous environments in the U.S. Navy is the deck of an aircraft carrier. Catapult systems that can remove limbs, furious engines, whipping propellers and high winds create a hectic environment. The driving force…
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Thomas Hudner
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), during a ceremony at Flynn Cruiseport in Boston Dec. 1. The future USS Thomas Hudner honors naval aviator and Medal of Honor…
Northrop Grumman Announces Next Generation Jammer-Low Band Team
BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corporation has teamed with Harris Corp. and Comtech PST for the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer–Low Band (NJG-LB) Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET). Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Northrop Grumman a $35 million, 20-month contract…
Commander, 2nd Fleet, Exploring Headquarters, Command Ship Options
WASHIGNTON — The commander of the newly established U.S. 2nd Fleet said he is looking at various options for a new headquarters and the possibility of having a command ship. “We are looking at options to equip the 2nd Fleet…
Coast Guard Repatriates 74 Dominican Migrants After Four At-Sea Interdictions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard returned 74 Dominican migrants to law enforcement authorities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nov. 27 following the at-sea interdictions of four migrant vessels off Puerto Rico, the 7th Coast Guard District said…
BAE Systems Wins DARPA Contract to Apply Machine Learning to the RF Spectrum
BURLINGTON, Mass. — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a contract valued at $9.2 million for its Radio Frequency Machine Learning System (RFMLS) program. As part of the program, the company aims to develop…
ESM System on Navy E-2 Aircraft Set for Digital Upgrade in 2022
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin is developing a digital upgrade of the analog electronic surveillance measures (ESM) system installed on the Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based early warning aircraft and plans to complete development by 2022. The current ALQ-217 is the…
Marine Corps’ Sea Dragon Effort Turning Focus to Information Operations
STAFFORD, Va. — After two years focusing on increasing the lethality of the small ground units and providing logistical support in the contested littorals, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) is moving into intensive trials on information operations and ways…
Vice Adm. Merz: New Round, Gun Removal Options for Zumwalt DDG
WASHINGTON — The Navy is looking at options for the Advanced Gun System (AGS) on the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) as it completes mission systems installation, options that include developing a new round or removing the guns all together. The…
