U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin announced Thursday that it has awarded a contract for production modern radars for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D aircraft program. “Lockheed Martin’s Radar Sensor Systems market segment has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman worth over $600 million for multi-year production (MYP) of 24 additional APY-9 radars…” said in the […]

The U.S. Navy has announced commissioning date for its newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20). The Navy will commission Cincinnati, a littoral combat ship, Oct. 5, 2019 in Gulfport, Mississippi. The commissioning ceremony signifies the acceptance for service and the entrance of a ship into the active fleet of the U. […]

The U.S. Navy has announced the commissioning date for its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117). The Navy will commission its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, July 27, at Port Everglades in Fort […]

The U.S. Navy has announced on 23 July that guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, after completing a four-month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. Carney departed Rota March 23, 2019, and began its sixth Forward-Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) patrol in support of regional allies and […]

U.S. defense contractor Raytheon has released footage showing the U.S. Marine Corps uses Stinger lightweight, self-contained missile to take out an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in mere moments. The company’s website said the Stinger missile provides superior air defense for today’s highly mobile forces. The Stinger-Reprogrammable Microprocessor, or RMP, missile maintains a greater than 90 percent success […]

U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp was awarded two modification to a previously awarded contracts worth about $47.9 million for support of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday. According to a statement released by the DoD, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded $33,755,229 for […]

Tomahawk missile maker Raytheon Co on Monday has released a video showing the capabilities of new self-defense technologies in reference to modern anti-ship missiles. A marketing video released by Raytheon supposedly reveals that the new interceptor, developed in collaboration with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is capable of would take out multiple waves of enemy […]

Huntington Ingalls, the Navy’s largest shipbuilder, has announced that it successfully completed builder’s trials on the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7). The second ship in the America class spent four days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico, testing the ship’s main propulsion, combat and other systems before returning to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. “Congratulations to the […]

The U.S. Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) slid into the waters of Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. “The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) is now in the water. 4,000 employees and 800+ suppliers across the US (380 in Ala.) work to build these great ships, LCS […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. snagged a big contract to the overall integration of the combat system elements into the U.S. Navy’s future guided missile frigate or FFG(X). The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as the Combat System Ship Integration & Test agent for the Navy’s future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) ship program. The Combat […]