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The Army and the Navy have agreed to collaborate on a new air-to-ground missile that will replace the battle-tested Hellfire and Maverick weapons. A solicitation for contractor proposals is expected [...]

Byline: Dan Parsons âMore than four years before the aircraft is scheduled to enter service, the US Navy already is considering modifying the Lockheed Martin F-35C to perform future missions [...]

Byline: BILL SHEA The U.S. Navy has awarded the Detroit-based advertising agency Lowe Campbell Ewald a short-term contract extension worth up to $85 million for a year of recruiting marketing [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2014 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has received an initial order from the US Navy for its next-generation Falcon III Multi-channel Manpack tactical radio. It is marketed [...]

Byline: Jon Hemmerdinger Lockheed Martin's 'flying wing' design for an unmanned carrier-launched aircraft has the 'inherent' stealth the US Navy needs to operate in future high-threat environments, says the company [...]

The William E. Munson Co., Mount Vernon, Wash., recently delivered two 30'X10' PACKCATs to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Port Hueneme, Calif. Designed by Munson for the NAVFAC Oil [...]

Fighter pilots routinely push both the aircraft's performance envelope and their own physical limits. The CRU-103 oxygen regulator, with its low-spring-rate electrodeposited nickel bellows, helps give them an extra edge. [...]

Northrop Grumman officials in 2001 have designed and built an unmanned combat aerial vehicle demonstrator named Pegasus as a foundation for the company's work in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's and the Navy's UCAV programs.

Engineers are using simulation-based design to test the digital prototype of a floating military base that will be the largest structure ever to voyage on the high seas. Many highly [...]

Byline: Jon Hemmerdinger âBoeing expects its F/A-18 production line in St. Louis will keep humming for the foreseeable future despite mixed signals from the US Navy about acquiring additional aircraft. [...]

Concerns are being raised within industry about the new direction mandated for the US Navy's unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme, with the more limited goals set by [...]

Byline: DEVELOPMENT Dave Majumdar Washington DC Dilution of requirements prompts fears programme could be cut as retired admiral savages stealth and endurance reductions Concerns have been raised that the capabilities [...]

Byline: PROGRAMME Dave Majumdar Washington DC Instrumentation and GPS issues restrict UCAS-D test, but US Navy says most objectives met Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft aborted [...]

The US Navy will fund four unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft designs until preliminary design reviews (PDRs) are conducted, but analysts are divided as to why the [...]

CAPABILITIES Dave Majumdar Washington DC The US Navy will hold an industry day on 7 May seeking information on a potential replacement for its Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk helicopters for the [...]

Boeing is unveiling an updated version of its F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter concept at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington DC this week. The tail-less twin-engine stealth fighter design comes [...]

COMPETITION Dave Majumdar Washington DC Lockheed Martin took the wraps off its submission for the US Navy's prospective unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft at the Navy [...]

Byline: COMPETITION Dave Majumdar Washington DC US Navy A replacement is needed for the aged C-2 carrier delivery aircraft Bell Boeing pitches V-22 tiltrotor for potential requirement to replace Greyhound [...]

AAI's Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle is suffering engine problems that have caused the loss of several aircraft involved with the US Navy's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services contract. 'We have [...]

San Diego - The PowerPC is the big winner in a Navy program that may represent the first major use of commercial off-the-shelf computer boards by the U.S. military in […]

The US Navy has initiated a process that could lead to placing a five-year order for up to 72 Boeing P-8A Poseidon, if the Department of Defense and Congress grants [...]

Byline: PROCUREMENT DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC RFP invites pitches of helicopters in production to replace Presidential fleet after collapse of previous VXX deal in 2009 The US Navy has released [...]

L-3 has delivered its first refurbished Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft back to the US Navy under the sustainment, modification and installation programme (SMIP). L-3 preforms SMIP work [...]

Northrop Grumman plans to pitch its ZPY-1 STARLite ground surveillance radar for the US Navy's future MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. 'We're going to bid this on our Fire Scout [...]

Maritime Patrol Australia has signed a A$73.9 million ($81.1 million) deal with the US Navy to participate in the further development of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). [...]

The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, confirming the third phase of low-rate initial production (LRIP). The LRIP deal follows [...]

The US Navy (USN) will dip into its own inventory to supply Australia with the ALQ-99 jammer pods it needs for its future Boeing EA-18G fleet. The southwest Pacific nation [...]

Byline: MODIFICATIONS DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC Twelve aircraft to be adapted for electronic attack role, with US Navy to supply key equipment Australia has confirmed plans to convert 12 of [...]

Byline: unmanned systems The US Navy has approached potential bidders for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme with a draft version of its requirements for the stealthy [...]

UAVS Zach Rosenberg Northrop Grumman used Paris as a platform to deliver updates on several of its unmanned air system programmes for US and international customers. The company, along with [...]

Byline: acquisition greg waldron singapore Four-firm consortium wins A$3 billion contract to equip navy with multi-role helicopter, including advanced ASW capability US Navy Interoperability with the US Navy is a [...]

MUNITIONS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Laser JDAM proves its worth in US Navy tests The latest version of Boeing's joint direct attack munition (JDAM) is proving accurate against moving targets [...]

airborne early warning Northrop in the mix for navy deal Northrop Grumman has offered its E-2D as a candidate to meet an ongoing Indian navy requirement for four carrier-based airborne [...]

Byline: Thinnes, Billy Cobalt Technologies has an agreement with the US Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full performance jet and diesel fuels. Under the agreement, [...]

HELICOPTERS Spain eyes US Seahawks Spain has requested the possible purchase of six ex-US Navy Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawks, in a move that would bolster its maritime helicopter inventory. Twelve B-model [...]

Byline: UNMANNED SYSTEMS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Latest contract deferral attributed to 'extra vigilance' while picking ScanEagle replacement Three weeks after a senior acquisition official said the selection of a [...]

Byline: cargo systems Following US Navy's rejection of MQ-8B Fire Scout for autonomous resupply, Northrop Grumman tries again Fire-X combines the Fire Scout's controls with a Bell 407 Northrop Grumman [...]