07 January 2025 Navy awards $3.5B contract to Northrop Grumman to develop successor to E-6B Mercury aircraft NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission...
19 December 2024 NIWC Atlantic drives strategic collaboration, alignment at Eastern Defense Summit NIWC Atlantic served as a primary contributor during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, where more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration...
18 December 2024 U.S. Navy completes final testing milestone for Unmanned Surface Vessel Program The U.S. Navy completes a 720-hour power demonstration on a USV engine system, testing the capability and resilience of engine systems to operate autonomously for extended periods...
03 December 2024 Naval Postgraduate School Leverages AI and Simulation Technologies to Drive Innovation in Education and Research ORLANDO, Fla. (NPS) – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) announced it will use cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and simulation technologies to enhance education and research applications with NVIDIA’s AI Technology Center Program, today...
14 November 2024 NRL Completes Development of Robotics Capable of Servicing Satellites, Enabling Resilience for the U.S. Space Infrastructure WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in...
05 November 2024 Gray Flag 2024 integrates joint, allied partner testing POINT MUGU, Calif. – U.S. and allied forces joined academic and industry partners Sept. 17-23 to conduct Gray Flag 2024, an annual test event hosted by Naval Test Wing Pacific and VX-9 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California...
30 October 2024 NSWC PCD hosts NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge Integration Experiment PANAMA CITY, Florida - An experiment to demonstrate the integration of unmanned systems in multiple domains, transmit real-time data and showcase the value of partnering with industry and other government organizations was conducted on the Florida Gulf Coast Test Ranges, Aug. 12 – 16...
21 October 2024 F-35B test jet begins sea trials with Japanese multi-functional destroyer in eastern Pacific Ocean PACIFIC OCEAN – A U.S. F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time Oct. 20 off the southern coast of California to begin developmental test aboard the allies’ largest ship...
15 October 2024 Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System USS Chosin (CG 65) demonstrated underway reloading the ship’s MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)...
16 September 2024 VXS-1 Squadron Leads the Charge, Tracking Hurricane Francine in Real-Time Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 deployed observational buoys in front of Hurricane Francine to provide real-time updates for timely prediction and operational readiness...