MV-22B Tiltrotor Becomes an ASW Asset for the USMC
USMC has started using its MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft to drop sonobuoys to support ASW missions in Indo-Pacific with a longer range than the MH-60R Seahawk.
USN News
Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
USN F/A-18E Super Hornet Spotted with an Unknown Pod
A DVIDS photo showing an F/A-18E Super Hornet of the U.S. Navy includes an unknown pod that has a similar design to a previously spotted pod on an F-22.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
USN Installs Jet-Powered Anti-Drone Munitions on Destroyers
The USN is installing Coyote Block 2 and Roadrunner-M jet-powered loitering munitions, mainly intended for use against UAVs, on its CSG-assigned destroyers.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
BAE Systems Offers Plug-and-Play Bofors 40 mm to USN
Gradually ditching the Phalanx CIWS for RAM launchers in close-range defence role, USN is seeking palletised solutions as the next gun-based CIWS systems.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Lockheed Martin is Excluded from the US Navy's NGAD Program
US Navy eliminated LM from the Next Generation Air Dominance programme, therefore restricting the sixth-generation fighter race to Boeing and Northrop Grumman.
Weapon / Missile
Raytheon Continues AMRAAM-AXE Development Despite AIM-260
Raytheon is continuing the development of the AMRAAM-AXE missile with a larger rocket motor than the AIM-120D as an alternative extended-range solution.
Weapon / Missile
NAVAIR Officially Reveals AIM-260 JATM BVRAAM’s Design
In a recently published document, NAVAIR unveiled the design of the AIM-260 JATM beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, set to succeed AIM-120 AMRAAM.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Lockheed Martin Proposes Multi-Packed PAC-3 MSE for USN
Answering the call for increased capacity and improved capability against agile targets, Lockheed Martin proposes PAC-3 MSE missile in a multi-pack with G-VLS.
Sensors
USN Carrier Gets New Radar for Sea-Skimming Targets
The US Navy is implementing the new Mk24 Mod 0 radar for its aircraft carriers to improve defence capability against sea-skimming targets like missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Pentagon Orders 145 F-35 Jets Worth $11.76 Billion
Department of Defence has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $11.76 billion to manufacture 145 F-35 fighter jets in various configurations.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
USN Eyes Gliding 155 mm Artillery Rounds
General Atomics was awarded the development of 155 mm LRMP ammunition with gliding capability for a range of 120 km by the USN.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
USS Zumwalt Begins Refit for CPS Hypersonic Missiles
USS Zumwalt (DDG1000) destroyer was spotted undergoing its refit for CPS (Conventional Prompt Strike) boost-glide hypersonic missiles.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Army Cancels Patriot PAC-3 AD Missile Replacement
The U.S. Army has abandoned its plans to replace the PAC-3 long-range air defence missile with the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
U.S. Navy Tests VLS Reloading System at Sea
TRAM which will allow reloading warships' VLS cells with logistics ships on cruise was tested for the first time.
Navy / Maritime
Faulty Welds on New USN Ships Might be Intentional
The U.S. Department of Justice has been notified that the flawed welds recently found on USN submarines and aircraft carriers are likely intentional.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
India Acquires MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedo
US State Department approved a possible FMS to India of MK 54 Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $175 million.
