General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has handed over to the U.S. Navy a future guided-missile destroyer ship named after former 36-year U.S. Senator Carl Levin. USS Carl Levin is an Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer equipped with the latest Aegis combat system that is capable of large-area missile defense coverage and complex sensor data processing, the Naval Sea […] More

IBM won the top prize in phase two of a challenge to automate the Navy’s controlled unclassified information program. Launched by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, the prize challenge involved the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to address the categorization of CUI markings, NAVSEA said. Deloitte finished and a Serco–Nuix tplaced […] More

HII hosted a ceremony at its Pascagoula shipyard on Monday to signal the commencement of building the future USS Sam Nunn (DDG 133).  The upcoming Arleigh Burke-class naval ship will be a DDG 51 Flight III guided missile destroyer that will focus on air and missile defense operations for the U.S. Navy fleet, the Naval […] More

L3Harris Technologies Inc. is one of the largest defense contractors in the United States. The company provides system integration solutions in defense, space, civil government, and cybersecurity markets, aiming to strengthen the nation’s security in and out of the homeland. Take a look at the top L3 Harris government contracts in 2022. 1. ACC Grants […] More

General Dynamic is an aerospace and defense company focusing on four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. Since its incorporation in 1952, the company has been receiving contract awards from the federal government, requiring manufactured and developed tanks, missiles, submarines, and electronics for the U.S. military. Let’s look at the top General […] More

HII has demonstrated a prototype technology designed to launch and recover large-diameter unmanned underwater vehicles under a cooperative research and development agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division. The company collaborated with NSWC PCD Unmanned Systems Test and Evaluation Team to showcase the ability of the platform, dubbed Pharos, to operate with […] More

Seven startup companies presented novel undersea technology platforms at an event hosted by a U.S. Navy warfare center in Rhode Island. It was the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s first demo day under Northeast Tech Bridge, a program meant to increase the service branch’s access to local innovation ecosystems. The showcase featured AnyLog, Boston […] More

Lockheed Martin handed over to the U.S. Navy the future USS Cooperstown littoral combat ship on Sept. 20, bringing the total deliveries of Freedom-class LCS to the service branch to 12 overall and four for the fiscal year 2022. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday LCS 23, which honors the Village of Cooperstown in Otsego […] More

HII laid the keel for Enterprise (CVN 80), an Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier that is set to be the ninth U.S. Navy vessel to take on the USS Enterprise moniker. The Newport News Shipbuilding division of HII is responsible for CVN 80 construction and led the lowering of the 688-ton keel unit into the […] More

A General Dynamics business has delivered the first of John Lewis-class replenishment oilers to the U.S. Navy after the vessel underwent a series of crew demonstrations that were reviewed by the branch’s inspection and survey board. The service said Thursday that Military Sealift Command will serve as the operator of USNS John Lewis to deliver […] More

A Naval Sea Systems Command-run warfare center in California has partnered with a software development company GBL Systems to explore technology products that have possible applications for the U.S. Navy fleet and warfighter as part of a cooperative research and development agreement. Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division will examine use cases for company-designed […] More

Qlik and Grey Matters Defense Solutions will implement a business intelligence platform to help the U.S. Navy maintain its fleet of surface warships, submarines and other vessels under a potential five-year, $46 million contract. The contract calls for the implementation of the Naval Maritime Maintenance Enterprise Solution Business Intelligence Platform to facilitate data access and […] More