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LCS Mission Package Office Focused On Test, Fielding; IOC Dates Continue to Slip

LCS Mission Package Office Focused On Test, Fielding; IOC Dates Continue to Slip

The future littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) conducts acceptance trials, which are the last significant milestone before a ship is delivered to the Navy. US Navy photo.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Littoral Combat Ship mission package program office considers itself to be out of the technology development business and fully into testing and production, the program manager said last week. Read More

BAE Systems Developing Search-and-Track System For ONR To Counter Small Threats

BAE Systems Developing Search-and-Track System For ONR To Counter Small Threats

Two fast inbound attack craft approach guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during a simulated strait transit with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. US Navy photo.

Two fast inbound attack craft approach guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during a simulated strait transit with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. US Navy photo.

This post has been updated to correct the spelling of the name Somit Mathur.

The Office of Naval Research has awarded BAE Systems a contract for a critical component of a proposed system that would improve a surface ship’s ability to detect small surface and air threats that may not show up on its radars. Read More