The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Aircraft Prototyping Systems Division has awarded BAE Systems a prime position on a $26.7 million task order to install, integrate, and test the Department of the Navy (DoN) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system on KC-130J aerial transport and refueling ...
The US Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman, commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. “The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout’s detection and tracking of targets. The ability to simultaneously employ multiple modes supports US Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements,” said Melissa ...
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth $165 million for Lot 9 full rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). Assets provided by Northrop Grumman will include all-up round missiles and captive air training missiles for the US Navy and foreign military sales. Gordon Turner, ...
LED lighting technology company, Energy Focus, has been awarded a contract worth around $1.7 million to supply a US-based shipbuilder with LED lighting tube and fixture products. The products, which are US Navy-approved, will be installed in four new navy ships through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program that allows US ...