Rockwell Collins has received a $67 million, six-year contract from Raytheon Company in support of the US Navy and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to complete the subsystem development required for production of its next-generation Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS). Rockwell Collins is a major supplier to the programme ...
An American SME perspective US SME Qwaltec has secured its first prime supplier contract with the US Navy, which it hopes will lead to bigger things. Defence writer Mark Lane talked to Qwaltec Chief Executive Shawn Linam about the company’s recent win, and the challenges SMEs face when bidding for US ...
The US Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced warship, USS Zumwalt, has been commissioned into active service at North Locust Point in Baltimore. Zumwalt, which took four years to build, features a state-of-the-art electric propulsion system, wave-piercing tumblehome hull, stealth design, and the latest warfighting technology and weaponry available. The destroyer ...
This weekend saw the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior event get underway, the first large-scale demonstration of Unmanned systems alongside a major multinational naval exercise; Joint Warrior. The event was conceived by (then) First Sea Lord Admiral Zambellas in 2014, in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review’s direction on innovation and ...