The U.S. Navy has completed a test flight of Lockheed Martin‘s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile system from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber aircraft. Lockheed said Tuesday two LRASMs engaged multiple maritime targets and met primary objectives during the test over Point Mogu Sea Range in California. David Helsel, LRASM program director at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control unit, …
Read More »Rockwell Collins to Produce Software Baseline for Navy E-2D Trainer Upgrade
The U.S. Navy has awarded Rockwell Collins a three-year, $13.7 million contract modification to produce a supplementary software platform for the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III modernization effort. The Defense Department said Monday the company’s simulation and training solutions business will deliver an E-2D Delta Software System Configuration No. 3 baseline as part of aircraft flight and tactics trainer upgrades. The …
Read More »Rockwell Collins to Build 4th E-2D Training System for Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Rockwell Collins a $34.5 million initial contract to provide a fourth tactics trainer for the military branch’s E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III program. Rockwell Collins said Monday it aims to complete production of a new E-2D tactics trainer designed to support live, virtual and constructive training high-fidelity training by August …
Read More »Northrop Hands 1st MQ-4C Triton UAS to Navy
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system to the U.S. Navy‘s facility in Point Mogu, California. The company said Friday MQ-4C is built to provide a 360-degree coverage area for Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Northrop aims to provide a second unit to the military branch before the …
Read More »Northrop Receives Additional Navy Funds for EA-18G Tactical Jamming Receiver Upgrades
Northrop Grumman‘s systems business has secured an additional $20 million in contract funds from the U.S. Navy to update tactical jamming receivers designed to support airborne signals intelligence collection. The Defense Department said Friday the modification falls under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and covers upgrades to AN/ALQ-218(V) 2 radar warning receivers for the …
Read More »Rockwell Collins to Provide Navy E-2D Hawkeye Tactics Trainer
Rockwell Collins‘ simulation and training solutions business has secured a $34.2 million contract to deliver a training system for the U.S. Navy‘s E2-D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform aircraft-to-simulator concurrency updates; implement aircraft change directives/engineering change proposals; and integrate and test software applications under the E-2D …
Read More »Trowbridge & Trowbridge Awarded Navy IT, Cybersecurity Support Contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded Trowbridge & Trowbridge a $23.4 million contract for information technology, system administration and cybersecurity services to the Naval Air Warfare Center’s weapons division. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers hardware, software, licensing, technical support, lab warranty services, technological refreshment and enhancements, life cycle support and …
Read More »Navy Solicits Proposals for Cybersecurity Support Services
The U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division has begun to solicit proposals from interested vendors for a range of cybersecurity support services. NAWCWD plans to award a five-year, single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to aid the analysis, design, development, test, integration, deployment and operations of information technology systems and services, according to …
Read More »Lockheed F-35 AF Variant Launches Missile During Test Flight
Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 variant for the Air Force launched a missile while in flight during a trial run over a Point Mugu, Calif. sea test range Wednesday. This represents the first time the F-35’s conventional takeoff and landing variant carried out a launch-to-eject sequence with the AIM-120 missile , the Air Force …
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