ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered 12 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from Lockheed Martin for the South Korean navy through Foreign Military Sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a $447.2 million firm fixed-price order for…
Saildrone USVs to Collect Data on Gulf Stream
ARLINGTON, Va. — Saildrone Inc., an operator of ocean-going unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has been selected by Google to collect oceanographic data on the Gulf Stream. “Saildrone has been selected to receive a grant of over €$1 million ($1.2 million USD) from the Google.org…
Clock Ticking for Strategy to Maintain U.S. Global Lead in Artificial Intelligence
ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. technological advantages over great power competitor China could be lost in less than 10 years without a robust and comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) security strategy, according to the findings of an independent government commission. “For the first…
Bahrain Delegation Commemorates Production of Its First AH-1Z Helicopter
AMARILLO, Texas — Bell hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain to mark the start of production of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters built as part of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, the company said in an April 12…
Vigor Begins Work on USS William P. Lawrence
PEARL HARBOR – USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, docked at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) for the ship’s docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). Vigor began work that is…
Exercise Arctic Guardian 2021 to Enhance Circumpolar Collaboration
WASHINGTON — The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) Working Group of the Arctic Council and the Arctic Coast Guard Forum (ACGF) will hold a joint online emergency response exercise from April 12-14, hosted by the Environment Agency of Iceland, the Polar Institute of…
Norway’s First P-8A Aircraft Moves into Assembly
RENTON, Wash. — The first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived April 12 at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, marking a major milestone in the production of the first of five Poseidons for the Royal Norwegian…
Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contract to Support Ford-Class CVN Elevators
SHELBY, N.C. — Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division has been awarded a contract to provide Exlar Electro-Mechanical Actuators to Federal Equipment Co. (FEC) to support its weapons elevator systems for the Ford-class aircraft carrier program, the company said in a release. Exlar actuators are used in several other mission critical…
Submarine Day Observance Calls Attention to Growing Opportunities in Submarine Construction
The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) is recognizing National Submarine Day with a “TechTalk” featuring senior leaders from General Dynamics Electric Boat, as well highlighting men and women in the region who are employed in submarine construction related…
Elbit Systems Completes the Acquisition of Sonobouy Manufacturer Sparton Corp.
HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems announced April 6 its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, completed the acquisition of Sparton Corp. from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management for $380 million. The closing follows receipt of all the required approvals,…
