The U.S. Navy recently successfully tested the Lockheed Martin LLD (Layered Laser Defense) system by tracking and shooting down an aerial target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight. The test was sponsored by the […]
For the first time, Textron recently completed a successful flight and maritime integration of its Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) on a U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG). The Aerosonde UAS is designed for […]
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $15.4 million contract to Areté Associates for the further development of the Pushbroom Imaging LiDAR for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) system. PILLS is a compact lightweight light detection […]
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract modification to Leidos to install the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) shipboard sonar undersea warfare systems aboard Navy combat vessels. Lockheed Martin’s AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is designed to search […]
DARPA recently awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Martin Defense Group phase two contracts for the Manta Ray program. The Manta Ray program seeks to develop a series of autonomous, large-size, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) […]
The U.S. Navy recently opened a $23 million laboratory in Ventura County, CA to test new laser weapons. The Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) is the Navy’s only dedicated facility for the complex testing, […]
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) recently began operational testing of a sailboat-style drone. The tests are part of an initiative to integrate new unmanned systems and artificial intelligence into U.S. 5th Fleet operations. The […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Forecasting Floats in Turbulence (FTT) challenge in search of technology that can predict the location of sea drifters or floats in a prospect of 10 […]
The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has plans to begin its MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability – or MAC – program. MAC is an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II used by […]
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently issued a special notice for the the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) project. MAGNUSS will be an advanced minesweeping sensor payload to be deployed […]
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