• Naval Warfare

  L3Harris to install control systems aboard nine USN ship classes

  14th March 2022

  L3Harris will provide steering control, navigation control and machinery control systems for nine USN ship classes.

• Naval Warfare

  Sophisticated wave modelling aids USN seabasing

  7th February 2022

  General Dynamics subsidiary Applied Physical Sciences continues its work on environmental and ship motion forecasting for the USN.

• Naval Warfare

  USN turns to Booz Allen Hamilton for LCS support services

  19th January 2022

  Booz Allen Hamilton will provide a single executive for end-to-end support of LCS vessels.

• Naval Warfare

  Future USN destroyer details break cover

  13th January 2022

  The USN is minimising the incorporation of new technologies as it looks to develop its next large surface combatant.

• Training

  USMC invests in the future of training

  10th November 2021

  A brand new Marine Corps Wargaming and Analysis Center (MCWAC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia should enhance training and support future planning.

• Digital Battlespace

  USN orders spare parts for EO sensors

  27th October 2021

  Teldeyne FLIR to provide spare parts for four different EO systems.

• Defence Notes

  AUSA 2021: Smart Shooter receives new USMC contract

  6th October 2021

  The US Marine Corps is trialling SMASH 2000 systems to counter drone threats at land and sea.

• Air Warfare

  USN orders engineering services for airborne minehunting system

  23rd September 2021

  COBRA multispectral unmanned aircraft sensor helps to detect and localise minefields and obstacles when flown over beach zones.

• Land Warfare

  Kongsberg works with USN to sharpen autonomous target recognition

  24th September 2021

  Kongsberg and the USN will demonstrate a weapon system with autonomous target identification, recognition and engagement.

• Land Warfare

  Two firms obtain US night-vision contracts

  23rd September 2021

  L3Harris wins deal to provide AN/PVS-31 spare parts while Elbit Systems of America receives new ENVG-B order.

• Defence Notes

  USMC uses 3D printing for mine clearance rocket headcap

  31st August 2021

  Additive manufacturing expands its uses for USMC.

• Naval Warfare

  USN orders repairs to LCS waterjet and shaft assemblies

  30th July 2021

  Wärtsilä Defense is to conduct repairs on Independence-class LCS vessels.

• Naval Warfare

  ODIN dazzler destined for more destroyers

  21st July 2021

  Shipborne C-UAS laser will be installed on five more Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

• Naval Warfare

  USN goes virtual to test AN/SPY-6

  28th June 2021

  Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division puts AESA radar through its paces.

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed Martin continues SPY-1 advanced calibration work

  16th June 2021

  Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has received an $8.25 million order from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, for engineering services in support of …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Destroyers

  Next-Generation Large Surface Combatants (LSC) - DDG(X) [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements The US Navy (USN) is acknowledging a need to move away from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer design, which is slowly outgrowing. Flight III ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Columbia Class Submarine (SSBN 826 - 827) (1-2)

  Programme Background The Columbia class is being built to replace the ageing Ohio class SSBNs in service with the US Navy. The Major Defense Acquisition ...

• Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

  Columbia Class Submarine (3-12)

  Programme Background The Columbia class is being built to replace the aging Ohio class SSBN's in service with the US Navy. The Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - USVs

  USSV-HS

  The US Office of Naval Research is using the Unmanned Sea Surface Vehicle-High Speed (USSV-HS) to test various technological features which may be incorporated into ...

• Military - USVs

  USSV-HTF

  The US Office of Naval Research is using the Unmanned Sea Surface Vehicle-High Tow Force (USSV-HTF) to test various technological features that may be incorporated ...

• Sea: procedural training

  IMAT

  DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

• Air: sonar systems

  AQS-24B

  The AQS-24B is an airborne and surface minehunting system, designed for the USN and coalition partners. On 21 September 2016, it was announced that Northrop ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  ShadowHawk

  The ShadowHawk is a VTOL UAV that can be transported and launched/recovered within a small area. The ShadowHawk is able to maintain aerial surveillance at ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/PLT-5 Thor-II

  Sierra Nevada Corporations’s (SNC's) AN/PLT-5 Thor-II Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) system is designed to equip CIED teams and is used throughout the US armed ...

• EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

  MX-10MS

  The MX-10MS is a small, multi-sensor, multispectral imaging system in a single-LRU configuration. It has been designed to support a range of missions, including ship ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  MQ-8C Fire Scout

  The MQ-8C is a newer version of the Fire Scout and is based on a Bell 407 commercial helicopter. It offers a greater range, endurance and ...