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31 October

Lockheed Martin Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP)

Japan to Be First International Customer of Lockheed’s SEWIP

Lockheed Martin will provide a full-rate production of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program to the US and Japan.

31 October

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Demos Maiden Naval Strike Missile Launch From Destroyer

The US Navy demonstrated firing a Naval Strike Missile from a destroyer for the first time earlier this year.

31 October

Air

A T-54 multi-engine aircraft sits on the flightline of Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, April 18. The arrival of the T-54A heralds a new generation of Naval Aviators who will use the trainer to earn their wings of gold as they prepare to fly such aircraft as the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye, and C-130 Herculese. The T-54A recplaces the T-44C Pegasus, an aircraft that has been in naval service since 1977. (U.S. Navy Photo by Anne Owens/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum to Support US Navy T-54A Trainer Fleet Management

Amentum has secured a $490-million deal to provide contractor logistics support for the US Navy’s T-54A Multi-Engine Training Systems.

29 October

Americas

Groundbreaking ceremony of Austal's new submarine module factory in Mobile, Alabama

Rojoef Manuel

Austal to Build Module Factory for US Navy Submarine Programs

Austal has launched the construction of a submarine module production center in Alabama to further support the US Navy’s submarine programs.

28 October

Air

A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft, assigned to Strategic Communications Wing 1 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, receives post-flight maintenance after landing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, July 15, 2019. In August 1989, the E-6A replaced the EC-130Q in the performance of the Navy's Take Charge and Move Out mission which links the National Command Authority with naval ballistic missile forces during times of crisis. The first E-6B aircraft was accepted in December 1997, and the E-6B assumed its dual operational mission in October 1998. The E-6 fleet was completely modified to the E-6B configuration in 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Skovo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Names E-130J as E-6B Mercury Replacement for TACAMO Missions

The US Navy has assigned the E-130J aircraft to replace the E-6B Mercury as the next Take Charge and Move Out mission platform.

24 October

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

Saronic Unveils Largest Unmanned Vessel for Pentagon’s Counter China Program

Texas defense tech startup Saronic Technologies has unveiled its third autonomous surface vessel, the 24-foot Corsair.

18 October

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos to Assist US Navy Unmanned, Automated Systems Research

Leidos has accepted a contract to provide unmanned and automated systems support for the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific.

10 October

Americas

USS Harrisburg (LPD 30) San Antonio-class landing platform dock

Rojoef Manuel

HII Launches First Flight ll San Antonio-Class LPD Vessel

HII has successfully launched the first Flight II San Antonio-class landing platform dock ship at its shipyard in Mississippi.

10 October

Americas

Joe Saballa

AUKUS Partners Test Ability to Control Ships From 10,000 Miles Away

The navies of AUKUS partners Australia, the UK, and the US recently tested their ability to remotely operate unmanned vessels from more than 10,000 miles away.

9 October

Americas

Joe Saballa

Raytheon’s Barracuda Naval Mine Killer Aces First Hydrodynamic Test

Raytheon’s Barracuda Mine Neutralization System has successfully completed its first hydrodynamic test, bringing it closer to full-scale production and fielding.

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