Navy Mulling Installing AN/SPY-6, Baseline 10 on Legacy Destroyers
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is considering adding the AN/SPY-6 radar to legacy Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers along…
Future Large Surface Combatant Pushed to Late 2020s, Navy Takes ‘Measured’ Development Approach
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is now taking a “measured” approach to developing its next large combatant, with the director…
Activist Investors Speak Out Against United Technologies, Raytheon Deal
Combining United Technologies Corp. and Raytheon Co. will create a massive, diversified missile systems and aerospace defense contractor – but…
Navy Refining How Data Analytics Could Predict Ship Maintenance Needs
The post was updated to include correct terminology. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Extending the lifespans of existing ships using data-driven maintenance…
Lawmakers, White House Have Questions About United Technologies Purchase of Raytheon
United Technologies Corp.’s planned purchase of Raytheon Company, announced over the weekend, is spurring lawmakers and the White House to…
Arleigh Burke Program Manager: Flight III Production ‘On Track’
This post has been updated to clarify that a new program office for the large surface combatant has not yet…
SPY-6 Radar Finishes Final Round Of Developmental Testing in Hawaii
The Navy’s AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) completed its final round of developmental testing having successfully tracked its 15th ballistic…
Aegis Combat System Baseline 10 Set to IOC in 2023
ARLINGTON, Va.— Lockheed Martin’s latest Aegis combat weapon system upgrade – Baseline 10 – will not only be built for the Navy’s…
Navy’s Next Large Surface Combatant Will Draw From DDG-51, DDG-1000 — But Don’t Call it a Destroyer Yet
THE PENTAGON – The Navy will buy the first of its Future Surface Combatants in 2023 – a large warship that…
Japan Selects Lockheed Martin to Supply Radar for Aegis Ashore System
The Japanese government has selected Lockheed Martin to outfit its defense forces with Aegis Ashore equipment worth an estimated $2.34…