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24 July

US Navy Buys Three E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft for $1.2 Billion

The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a nearly $1.2-billion contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II airborne early warning and command-and-control aircraft.

23 July

Sea

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 3, 2022) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CV 75) conducts flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Neptune Strike 2022, Feb. 3. Neptune Strike 2022 highlights NATO’s ability to integrate the high-end maritime capabilities of a carrier strike group to ensure high operational readiness across the Alliance and the defence and protection of all Allies. It is the first time since the Cold War that a full US carrier group comes under NATO command.(Photo by French Master Sergeant Malaury Buis)

Bea Castañeda

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers: The Floating Airbases That Redefined Naval Power

This guide breaks down the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, exploring how the nuclear-powered supercarrier was developed, what makes it unique, where it has been deployed, and what lies ahead for the class.

23 July

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Picks CoAspire to Build Affordable Maritime Strike Missile for Allies

The US Navy has selected CoAspire to develop an affordable, ground-launched cruise missile for US allies and coalition partners.

23 July

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman Taps Karman for US Navy MK 54 Torpedo Training Program

Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the US Navy's MK 54 MOD 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo, has tapped Karman Space & Defense to support the program’s Fleet Exercise Section.

23 July

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Awards Raytheon $1.8B SPY-6 Radar Contract Extension

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a $1.8-billion contract extension for SPY-6 radar hardware production and sustainment.

22 July

Technology

200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, March 25, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duong Le)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Taps CACI for $113M Sealift Command Business Systems Overhaul

CACI International has secured a contract worth up to $113 million to upgrade key enterprise applications used by the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command.

21 July

Americas

Multinational forces receive a situational awareness briefing at the Chilean Navy Operations Headquarters during UNITAS LXV in Valparaíso, Chile. Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Mitchell Meppelink/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Navy Moves to ‘Weaponize’ Data and AI in New Strategy

The US Department of the Navy has adopted its first department-wide strategy to integrate artificial intelligence and data across naval operations, laying out a roadmap to build an AI-first force capable of turning information into a battlefield advantage.

20 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Defense Unicorns Advances to Operational Trials in US Navy Software Program

The US Navy has selected Defense Unicorns to advance evaluations of a Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic rapid capabilities program.

20 July

Americas

Rendering of an autonomous ship labeled USV 6009 underway at sea, featuring a sleek hull design and containerized payload modules on deck.

Christine Casimiro

Blue Water Autonomy, Saildrone Sue US Navy Over MUSV Program

Blue Water Autonomy and Saildrone have filed lawsuits against the US Navy, challenging their exclusion from the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel competition.

15 July

Americas