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    Detroit Free Press: Navy, GM Team Up to Integrate Underwater Drone and Fuel-Cell Tech

    The U.S. Navy has partnered with General Motors to develop a new system that would incorporate fuel-cell technology into an unmanned underwater vehicle, Detroit Free Press reported Thursday. Greg Gardner writes the Naval Research Laboratory has evaluated a prototype UUV that used a GM-developed fuel cell for the vehicle powertrain and added the car maker has also tested fuel-cell prototype […] More

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    Navy Tests Data Exchange Between Triton UAS, Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    The U.S. Navy has tested the communication features of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system during a flight test held June 2 at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. MQ-4C Triton exchanged full-motion video data with a Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft during the demonstration, the Navy said Wednesday. The test […] More

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    Fifth Lockheed-Built MUOS Satellite Set to Launch Friday; Mark Woempner Comments

    Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are scheduled to launch a fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite Friday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida onboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket. The launch of MUOS-5 will complete a network of orbiting satellites and relay ground stations designed to provide near-global communications coverage for mobile military forces, Lockheed said Wednesday. “MUOS […] More

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    Navy Adds Raytheon-Built Joint Standoff Weapon Tech to Fleet; Jaime Engdahl Comments

    The U.S. Navy has introduced a Raytheon-built network-enabled weapon to its fleet of air wings deployed worldwide. The Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 was added to the fleet after the weapon recently completed operational testing against land and sea targets, the Navy said Monday. JSOW C-1 achieved initial operational capability in early June. “As our mission’s […] More

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    Raytheon Systems and Technologies Undergo Performance Tests as USS Zumwalt Completes Trials

    The USS Zumwalt’s key functions and Raytheon-made systems underwent performance tests as the ship sailed through acceptance and builder’s trials. The company’s Total Ship Computing Environment integrated mission system and all other systems, including DDG 1000’s engineering control systems, integrated bridge, navigation and electro-optic surveillance systems, passed the performance test during the trials trials, Raytheon said Friday. Pat […] More

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    Evoqua to Help Navy Install Wastewater Treatment System at Jacksonville NAS

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Evoqua Water Technologies a five-year contract to provide wastewater treatment services to a naval air station located in Jacksonville, Florida. Evoqua will provide its Wastewater Ion Exchange technology for the service branch to  clean inorganic and metal compounds in industrial wastewater at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, the company said Friday. The company also aims to help the Navy comply with […] More

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    Intergraph Software for Emergency, Incident Mgmt Gets Approval for Deployment at 13 Marine Corps Bases

    Intergraph Government Solutions’ software platform will be deployed across 13 U.S. Marine Corps installations worldwide after the platform received milestone C and full deployment approval under the defense acquisition system. IGS said Thursday the deployment approval for Intergraph Computer-Aided Dispatch was based on the software tool’s live operation and testing conducted at Marine Corps Air Station […] More

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    Denmark Takes in 3 Sikorsky Seahawk Multimission Helicopters

    The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have handed over an initial set of three Sikorsky-built MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to Denmark under a foreign military sales agreement. Lockheed said Wednesday Denmark’s unified armed forces will deploy the MH-60Rs to support maritime surveillance, anti surface warfare, force protection and utility transport, search-and-rescue, patrol and support operations across the country’s borders. Denmark ordered nine Seahawks under an FMS deal with the […] More

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    Rockwell Collins to Supply Parts, Equipment for Navy Electronic Warfare System

    Rockwell Collins has received a $24.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide various equipment for the AN/ALQ-231 Intrepid Tiger Electronic Attack System. Rockwell Collins will deliver roughly 194 Quint Networking Technology radios and 379 hardware parts and perform 36,482 hours of incidental equipment modification services for the precision pods, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The […] More

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    Navy Taps Toyon Research Corp. to Provide Electronic Warfare Hardware, Engineering Services

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Toyon Research Corp. a potential five-year, $22.8 million contract to provide to produce AN/ALQ-231 Intrepid  Tiger II pod system hardware. Toyon will also provide AN/ALQ-231 incidental engineering and modification services for electronic warfare and attack communications jamming airborne and ground-based systems and laboratories, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division obligated […] More

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    Army Picks 5 Companies for Environmental Services Contract

    The U.S Army has awarded five companies spots on a potential three-year, $9 million contract for environmental, planning, conservation-restoration and sustainment support to various military projects. Contractors will compete for task orders to provide comprehensive environmental services for the Army Corps of Engineers’ military and civil works projects as well as the Defense Department, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Defense […] More

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    Lockheed Completes Encapsulation Work on Navy MUOS-5 Satellite; Mark Woempner Comments

    Lockheed Martin has completed the encapsulation of a fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite designed for military communications into a launch vehicle fairing platform. MUOS-5 is scheduled to take off June 24 onboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket and would be the final satellite to complete the U.S. Navy’s network constellation, Lockheed said in […] More