BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corp. has received authorization to proceed with low rate initial production (LRIP) of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 systems following a successful Milestone C decision for the SEWIP Block 3 AN/SLQ-32(V)7 program. Milestone…
Hypersonic Weapons, Cruise Missiles Gain Greater Focus in New Missile Defense Review
WASHINGTON — The primary value of the recently released Missile Defense Review is to expand the focus of missile defense to include the new threats from cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons, and to provide clear guidance, focus and integration of…
Navy is Pushing Advances in Offensive Mine Warfare
ARLINGTON, Va. — While mine countermeasures dominate the Navy’s efforts in mine warfare, the service has accelerated improvements over the last two years in its weaponry in offensive mine warfare, the ability to lay anti-ship and anti-submarine mines. The service…
VT Group Acquires National Technologies Associates Inc.
CHANTILLY, Va. — VT Group announced in Jan. 22 release the acquisition of National Technologies Associates Inc. (NTA), a Patuxent River, Maryland-based firm specializing in program management, engineering and logistics services for military aviation platforms and systems. Founded in 1981,…
LPD 17 Program Manager: These Ships ‘Can Do Anything’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPD 17s) in production are incorporating improvements as the class progresses to the Flight II configuration, the Navy’s program manager said. “The mission remains the same,” Capt. Brian Metcalf, the…
Leonardo DRS to Extend GE LM2500 Gas Turbine Packaging for U.S. Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc. has extended its LM2500 Gas Turbine packaging supply agreement with GE’s Marine Solutions through the end of 2024, with an option to extend through 2029, the company announced in a Jan. 16 release. This…
U.S. Navy, Air Force Award Lockheed Martin Second Production Lot for LRASM
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lockheed Martin has received a $172 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production, the company said in a Jan. 15 release. The contract continues the production for the…
Mercury Receives Integrated Subsystems Order for Naval Electronic Warfare Application
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. has received a $9.8 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for advanced subsystems with integrated radio frequency and digital microelectronics for a naval electronic warfare (EW) application, the company announced in…
Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for LCS 31
ARLINGTON, Va. — Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded to the Lockheed Martin LCS team a fixed-price, incentive-fee contract for an additional littoral combat ship, LCS 31, the company said in a release. LCS 31 will be built in Marinette,…
USS Gerald R. Ford Accepts First Advanced Weapons Elevator
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), closed out 2018 on a high note with the acceptance of the ship’s first advanced weapons elevator (AWE), setting the tone for more positive developments…
