LCS Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Package Meets Two Test Milestones
The littoral combat ship anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission package met two important testing milestones earlier this month, Naval Sea System…
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s Role Evolving as Warfare Advocate, Trainer
When the U.S. Navy conducted strikes on Syrian targets last month, the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)…
LCS Mission Package Testing on Track to Support IOC Dates in 2019, 2021
Navy testing of its Littoral Combat Ship mission package technologies is on track for two warfare mission packages to reach…
DARPA, BAE Systems Developing Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles to Hunt Enemy Submarines
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract for an unmanned underwater vehicle that…
NATO and U.S. Baltic Sea Exercises Highlight Ongoing Tensions with Russian Forces
ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP USS ARLINGTON — BALTOPS 2017, now in its 45th year as an annual naval exercise, took place during…
Interview: As Unmanned Systems Take On Greater Role, PEO LCS Advancing Its Programs
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The unmanned systems portfolio within the Program Executive Office for Littoral Combat Ship is maturing as the…
BALTOPS 2017 Focuses On Air Integration To Support Realistic Coalition Warfighting Scenarios
THE PENTAGON — Fifty ships set sail in the Baltic Sea this week for the annual NATO exercise Baltic Operations…
U.K., France and U.S. Agree to Increase Submarine Warfare, Aircraft Carrier Cooperation
Naval leaders from the U.K., France and the U.S. have signed a trilateral cooperation agreement that will allow the three…
Navy Wants to Weave LCS, Unmanned Systems, Subs into New Battle Network
The Navy is looked to expand the web of connections currently linking its ships, planes and weapons to include submarines,…
Navy Deploying Unmanned Gliders from Destroyers to Help ASW Mission
The Navy is set to deploy unmanned buoyancy gliders from its guided missile destroyers in an effort to expand its…