The US Navy has commissioned the nation’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Detroit, on the Detroit River, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team into active service. USS Detroit, the fourth Freedom variant in the LCS Class, completed acceptance trials in July and was ...
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 ...