Lawmakers gave the Navy authorities to ink a multi-ship amphib deal years ago, but the service has not utilized that power yet.
By Justin KatzGA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, HII boss Chris Kastner said the company views its non-shipbuilding division as a key source of future growth.
By Justin Katz
The milestone comes as the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program faces steep budget cuts.
By Justin Katz
The new UUV is derived from the same technology at the heart of the UUV being developed for the US Navy’s Lionfish program.
By Justin Katz
“The reality is the Americans are not going to make their submarine deficit worse than it is already by giving or selling submarines to Australia and the AUKUS legislation actually sets that out quite specifically,” former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
By Colin Clark
Navy officials have stressed during the budget rollout many ‘hard decisions’ were made due to the defense spending caps in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
By Justin Katz
Originally launched in 1991, Boise has sat in port since 2017 due to a series of delays that denied it a timely availability at a public shipyard.
By Justin Katz
New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
The mid-life overhauls usually take a carrier out of operations for roughly four years.
By Justin Katz “When we deviate from that schedule that’s been previously identified, that is where the ‘going cold’ starts to come into play,” said Lisa Papini, chairwoman of ACIBC. “And that’s where the concern is on that schedule.”
By Justin Katz
A Newport News Shipbuilding executive said “nearly half” of the companies in the supply chain that provide long-lead time materials for aircraft carriers are at risk of “going cold.”
By Justin Katz The head of a shipbuilding trade association says future delays could provoke layoffs in the industrial base.
By Justin Katz
Babcock Australasia’s Nick Hines said the companies envision an “AUKUS passport” to more easily track skills of the workforce for the subs, allowing the countries to trade workers and fill gaps quickly.
By Colin Clark
The Navy’s purchase comes amid a flurry of other activities around the service’s use of unmanned systems.
By Justin Katz
HII will build six ships, and Bath Iron Works will build three others, though both Pentagon announcements say the Navy could pursue more in the future.
By Justin Katz
