Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Richard Spencer, secretary of the U.S. Navy, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for focusing on the acquisition process, prioritizing modernization and developing emerging technologies for the Navy.
Read More »Lockheed, Surface Navy Association Partner for STEM Scholarship Program; Paul Lemmo Quoted
Lockheed Martin and the Surface Navy Association have introduced a potential $50K scholarship program to help students pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Read More »Paul Lemmo: Lockheed Eyes HELIOS Laser Weapon Initial Design Review in FY 2019
Paul Lemmo, vice president of integrated warfare systems and sensors at Lockheed Martin, has said the preliminary design review for High-Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-Dazzler with Surveillance system is set to occur in fiscal year 2019, National Defense reported Tuesday. Lockheed plans to deliver two HELIOS platforms to the U.S. Navy by FY 2020 for integration with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and installation at a ground-based testing site as part of a potential $942.8M contract awarded in January 2018.
Read More »BAE Pitches Microwave Weapon System for Navy Vessels
BAE Systems looks to integrate its microwave close-in weapon system onboard U.S. Navy platforms to provide additional naval capacities against threats such as aircraft, boats, drones and missiles, The Drive reported Thursday. The company’s microwave weapon is equipped with an array of planar emitters and uses the Mk38 defense platform currently …
Read More »Capt. Jon Rucker: Navy to Release Large Underwater Drone RFP Soon
A U.S. Navy official has said the service branch plans to issue this month a request for proposals for a program that seeks to develop a network of large underwater unmanned systems designed to function as communication tools, Defense News reported Tuesday. Valerie Insinna writes Capt. Jon Rucker said at a …
Read More »Coast Guard Seeks Industry Information on New Icebreakers; Adm. Paul Zukunft Comments
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a request for information on potential contractors that can build new icebreakers intended to perform missions in the Arctic, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes the service branch issued notional requirements and a notional schedule for the Polar Icebreaker Replacement Program through …
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