The Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $187.46 million advance procurement contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9. “This contract allows us to maintain the health of our critical nationwide shipbuilding supplier base while continuing […]

DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is working on a program called Air Combat Evolution (ACE) to make automated dogfighting a reality. The Pentagon’s research focused to automate air-to-air combat, which would free pilots to concentrate on the larger air battle creating a human-machine team. As part of program, Dynetics, Inc., has been awarded […]

The U.S. Army has announced plans to integrate flexible, power cables into a tactical vest used by Soldiers. Currently, Army engineers and scientists faced with the need to expand the capabilities of soldiers on the modern battlefield. Every day, more and more powerful and versatile weaponry, modern systems and gadgets will be included in the […]

In a news release Tuesday, German weapons maker Rheinmetall said Germany’s armed forces awarded a multi-year production deal for supply four Route Clearance Systems. “The order is worth a figure in the lower two-digit million-euro range,” it said in a statement. “Signed in December 2019, the contract is set to run for approximately four years. […]

In a press release late Monday, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command said that its engineers have transformed their signature Networking on the Move (NOTM) technology to be compatible with the Marine Corps’ recently fielded Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The statement noted the NOTM is an on-the-move SATCOM-based communications hub that can transmit and receive […]

The U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman has announced that it is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced Battle Management family of Systems (ABMS). Under the contract, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s C3I & Networks […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) to the U.S. Navy. Documents signed mark the official transfer of custody of the ship from HII to the Navy. Delbert D. Black is scheduled to sail away from the shipyard in August 2020. “We are proud to deliver our 32nd […]

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. revealed details of its new radar technology. Lockheed Martin has a long history of developing weapon systems and the company’s contributions to radar technology are redefining the future of radars and radar manufacturing. “You can’t stop what you can’t see, and we are the eyes of our customers,” […]

America’s largest military shipbuilding company, Huntington Ingalls Industries acquired Hydroid Inc., a leading provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets, according to Gabriel Alberto Bazzolo. Hydroid designs and manufactures state-of-the-art solutions for use in a number of applications including defense, marine research and commercial. The company has over 15 years of experience […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), an affiliate of privately-held General Atomics, was awarded a $9,9 million contract modification for continuation effort for the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System, the Pentagon announced Thursday. This contract is funded by the U.S. Army. Work will be performed in Poway, California, with an estimated completion date of April 23, […]