Navy Super Hornets Are Singing Their Swan Song With the Most Capable Version Yet
1 Jul 2024, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American aerospace giant Boeing announced the delivery, ahead of schedule, of two Super Hornet planes modified to Block III configuration
U.S. Navy Spends $677 Million More on Radars That Can See Everything
20 Jun 2024, 10:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy ordered itself seven additional SPY-6 radars from defense contractor Raytheon as it seeks to equip the entire fleet with the system
U.S. Army's New Landing Craft Enters Production 80 Years After D-Day
5 Jun 2024, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Vigor announced it has begun low-rate production of the Maneuver Support Vehicle Light (MSVL) landing craft
America Fires World's Most Advanced Air Defense Missile Using Aegis for the First Time
22 May 2024, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced it fired a missile called PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement using the Aegis system for the first time
Boeing Working on Refueling Drones Fighter Pilots Can Command From the Cockpit
7 May 2024, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor Boeing is working on giving Navy pilots the ability to control a refueling drone from inside their cockpits
U.S. Test Fires Four of the Deadliest Anti-Ship Weapons Around in a Single Go
5 Apr 2024, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy test fired four Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) at the same time.
U.S. Navy Fires Missile to Shoot Down Its Own Ballistic Missile During Test in Hawaii
1 Apr 2024, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy and a number of three defense contractors tested the Aegis Weapons system and the SM-6 missile against a ballistic threat in Hawaii
U.S. Navy's Sub-Sonic Aerial Target to Get Really Smart After AI Brain Transplant
13 Mar 2024, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Shield AI announced its Hivemind AI system will be integrated with the Kratos BQM-177A sub-sonic aerial target for the U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Playing With Mobile Ground Stations to Deliver Any Data, Anywhere, Anytime
18 Jan 2024, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is working on a mobile ground station that can be integrated in the Joint All-Domain Command and Control system
USNS Cody Is the U.S. Navy's First Medically-Capable Spearhead Fast Transport Ship
15 Jan 2024, 09:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Austal announced the delivery of the USNS Cody to the U.S. Navy, the first medically-capable ship of its kind
U.S. Navy Getting Three New High-Speed Floating Hospitals
28 Dec 2023, 07:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Australian defense contractor Austal was awarded a $867.6 million contract by the U.S. Navy to build three new hospital ships
Navy Super Hornets Getting the Best Electronic Warfare Suite They'll Ever Have
21 Dec 2023, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy awarded defense contractor Raytheon an $80 million contract to prototype a new electronic warfare system for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet
U.S. Navy Hoists a Seahawk Helicopter in a Hangar to See If It Can Beat Anti-Ship Missiles
13 Dec 2023, 11:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy test for the first time the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare on a Seahawk helicopter
MQ-4C Triton ISR Drone Is No Longer Used by the U.S. Navy Alone
14 Nov 2023, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the first flight test of the Australian version of the MQ-4C Triton drone
Devil Ray Becomes the First Unmanned Boat to Fire Lethal Munitions
9 Nov 2023, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy announced at the beginning of the month it conducted the first firing of live ammunition from an Unmanned Surface Vehicle in the Middle East
These Classic Jeep CJ3As Used To Jump Start U.S. Navy Helicopters, Now They’re for Sale
5 Nov 2023, 02:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The U.S. Navy first hired the Valentine Welder & Mfg Company to modify Willys-Overland chassis into purpose-built Navy utility vehicles in the 1950s.
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Deploy First Fleet of Resupply Drones, Change the Rules of War
2 Nov 2023, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy declares Initial Operational Capability for the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) drones, deploys first six of 21
MQ-4C Triton, U.S. Navy's Only High-Flying ISR Drone, Declared Fit for Duty
19 Sep 2023, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the MQ-4C Triton, allowing it to put the piece of hardware to hard use from now on
U.S. Navy Places Largest Order Ever for King Stallion Helos, They're Worth $2.7 Billion
25 Aug 2023, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy awarded defense contractor Sikorsky a $2.7 billion contract for the delivery of an additional 35 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters
Ryan FR-1 Fireball: The WWII U.S. Navy's Idea of a Hybrid Drivetrain
9 Jul 2023, 21:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, only a single remaining example of an FR-1 Fireball remains on display at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.