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How much percentage of "stealth" is compromised using external hardpoints with weapons instegrated on them?
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How much percentage of "stealth" is compromised using external hardpoints with weapons instegrated on them?
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Navy contracts with BAE Systems for four more Mk 45 guns
By James LaPorta
Jan. 22, 2018
The Mk 45, pictured, is most widely-deployed weapon system within the U.S. Navy, as well as with foreign navies. Photo courtesy of BAE Systems
Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to procure modernized Mk 45 naval guns, the company announced Monday.
The deal is a modification to a previous 10-gun contract and is worth $46.8 million, bringing the value of the previously issued contract to more than $176.6 million and now providing for a total of 14 Mk 45 naval guns -- the most widely deployed weapon system within the U.S. Navy, and in foreign navies.
The Mod 4 configuration on the Mk 45 increases the firepower and range of the weapon system, while decreasing its overall weight, company officials say. The Mk 45 also has a fully digitized control system that provides for better computing power through a touch-screen user interface.
"The Mk 45 is the industry standard for large caliber naval guns, and the Mod 4 updates make the system easier to integrate onto the ship and more adaptable to advanced munitions," Joseph Senftle, vice president and general manager of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems, said in a press release.
"As the world leader in developing and manufacturing maritime guns, we are committed to producing reliable and affordable technology that meets the warfighter's needs today and well into the future."
Work on the Mk 45 Mod 4 conversions will occur in Louisville, Ky., with support from the company's supplier base, and is expected to be complete by 2021.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20.../?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=1
By James LaPorta
Jan. 22, 2018
The Mk 45, pictured, is most widely-deployed weapon system within the U.S. Navy, as well as with foreign navies. Photo courtesy of BAE Systems
Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to procure modernized Mk 45 naval guns, the company announced Monday.
The deal is a modification to a previous 10-gun contract and is worth $46.8 million, bringing the value of the previously issued contract to more than $176.6 million and now providing for a total of 14 Mk 45 naval guns -- the most widely deployed weapon system within the U.S. Navy, and in foreign navies.
The Mod 4 configuration on the Mk 45 increases the firepower and range of the weapon system, while decreasing its overall weight, company officials say. The Mk 45 also has a fully digitized control system that provides for better computing power through a touch-screen user interface.
"The Mk 45 is the industry standard for large caliber naval guns, and the Mod 4 updates make the system easier to integrate onto the ship and more adaptable to advanced munitions," Joseph Senftle, vice president and general manager of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems, said in a press release.
"As the world leader in developing and manufacturing maritime guns, we are committed to producing reliable and affordable technology that meets the warfighter's needs today and well into the future."
Work on the Mk 45 Mod 4 conversions will occur in Louisville, Ky., with support from the company's supplier base, and is expected to be complete by 2021.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20.../?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=1
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Navy awards $107.2M contract for landing craft modernization
Epsilon, Walashek and L-3 Unidyne are included in the multi-award contract from the U.S. Navy for modernization of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion fleet modernization program.
By James LaPorta
Jan. 22, 2018
Landing Craft, Air Cushion 69 approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on Nov. 6, 2017. Photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner/U.S. Marine Corps
(UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has issued a multiple-award contract to Epsilon Systems Solutions, Walashek and L-3 Unidyne to provide services to support the Landing Craft, Air Cushion, or LCAC, fleet modernization program.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, falls under the terms of a fixed-price, multiple award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
The three companies will provide support for post-service life extension, post-shakedown availability in support of the Navy's LCAC fleet modernization program.
The Navy's maintenance and repair support funds from fiscal 2018 to 2022, which will cover ship repair, maintenance, and modernization, of more than $34 million have been awarded to Epsilon Systems Solutions.
Walashek will be awarded more than $35.3 million, and L-3 Unidyne will be awarded more than $37 million each, the Pentagon said. Options built into the contract, if exercised, could bring the cumulative ceiling value to $37.9 million.
Work on the contract will occur in Little Creek, Va., and is expected to be completed by December 2018.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20.../?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=2
Epsilon, Walashek and L-3 Unidyne are included in the multi-award contract from the U.S. Navy for modernization of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion fleet modernization program.
By James LaPorta
Jan. 22, 2018
Landing Craft, Air Cushion 69 approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on Nov. 6, 2017. Photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner/U.S. Marine Corps
(UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has issued a multiple-award contract to Epsilon Systems Solutions, Walashek and L-3 Unidyne to provide services to support the Landing Craft, Air Cushion, or LCAC, fleet modernization program.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, falls under the terms of a fixed-price, multiple award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
The three companies will provide support for post-service life extension, post-shakedown availability in support of the Navy's LCAC fleet modernization program.
The Navy's maintenance and repair support funds from fiscal 2018 to 2022, which will cover ship repair, maintenance, and modernization, of more than $34 million have been awarded to Epsilon Systems Solutions.
Walashek will be awarded more than $35.3 million, and L-3 Unidyne will be awarded more than $37 million each, the Pentagon said. Options built into the contract, if exercised, could bring the cumulative ceiling value to $37.9 million.
Work on the contract will occur in Little Creek, Va., and is expected to be completed by December 2018.
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Lockheed contracted for national cyber range management
The range, developed by DARPA, is a model of the internet that allows the Department of Defense to simulate cyber war games.
By James LaPorta
Jan. 24, 2018
Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the national cyber range capability, which allows potentially virulent code to be studied without compromising live computer systems.
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $33.9 million and is a modification to a previous contract under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed fee agreement.
The national cyber range was originally developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, between 2009 and 2012 to allow for cyber war games and the study of code that may threaten computer systems. The range is now under the authority of the Defense Department Test Resources Management Center, and with the intent to operationalize Pentagon cyber capabilities.
Work on the contract will occur in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be complete in May 2019.
More than $33.9 million has been obligated to Lockheed Martin from fiscal year 2017 and 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time the contract was awarded.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20...l-cyber-range-management/5401516803637/?nll=1
The range, developed by DARPA, is a model of the internet that allows the Department of Defense to simulate cyber war games.
By James LaPorta
Jan. 24, 2018
Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the national cyber range capability, which allows potentially virulent code to be studied without compromising live computer systems.
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $33.9 million and is a modification to a previous contract under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed fee agreement.
The national cyber range was originally developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, between 2009 and 2012 to allow for cyber war games and the study of code that may threaten computer systems. The range is now under the authority of the Defense Department Test Resources Management Center, and with the intent to operationalize Pentagon cyber capabilities.
Work on the contract will occur in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be complete in May 2019.
More than $33.9 million has been obligated to Lockheed Martin from fiscal year 2017 and 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time the contract was awarded.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20...l-cyber-range-management/5401516803637/?nll=1
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Navy's newest Littoral Combat Ship stuck in Canada
By James LaPorta
Jan. 22, 2018
Crew members of the littoral combat ship USS Little Rock man the rails during the ship's commissioning ceremony in Buffalo, N.Y., on December 16, 2017. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/US Navy
Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The $440-million-dollar USS Little Rock, the Navy's newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, has been iced-in since Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada -- and is not expected to get moving until spring.
The USS Little Rock was commissioned in Buffalo, N.Y., on Dec. 16., with plans to travel to its home port at Mayport Naval Station in Florida the next day. The departure, however, was delayed three days by inclement weather on Lake Erie, according to Business Insider.
The 389-foot-long vessel eventually left Buffalo on Dec. 20. and arrived in Montreal on Dec. 27, where it was supposed to stop briefly overnight before sailing onto Nova Scotia -- yet plans for Little Rock were undermined by unforgiving cold and ice.
The original voyage to Florida will be postponed for the time being as officials have decided to wait until the ice begins to thaw, as it will keep the crew and ship safe.
"The temperatures in Montreal and throughout the transit area have been colder than normal, and included near-record low temperatures, which created significant and historical conditions in the late December, early January time frame," Lt.-Cmdr. Courtney Hillson told USNI News.
The USS Little Rock is the tenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet, and the fifth of the Freedom-variant.
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship, built by Lockheed Martin, has a top speed of over 40 miles per hour and carries a variety of light weapon systems, short-range missiles and anti-submarine torpedoes.
Littoral combat ships are designed to operate close to shore for patrol, interdiction, mine-countermeasures, undersea warfare operations and other missions -- operations that will have to wait for the time being for the crew of the Little Rock.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20...?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=13
By James LaPorta
Jan. 22, 2018
Crew members of the littoral combat ship USS Little Rock man the rails during the ship's commissioning ceremony in Buffalo, N.Y., on December 16, 2017. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/US Navy
Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The $440-million-dollar USS Little Rock, the Navy's newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, has been iced-in since Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada -- and is not expected to get moving until spring.
The USS Little Rock was commissioned in Buffalo, N.Y., on Dec. 16., with plans to travel to its home port at Mayport Naval Station in Florida the next day. The departure, however, was delayed three days by inclement weather on Lake Erie, according to Business Insider.
The 389-foot-long vessel eventually left Buffalo on Dec. 20. and arrived in Montreal on Dec. 27, where it was supposed to stop briefly overnight before sailing onto Nova Scotia -- yet plans for Little Rock were undermined by unforgiving cold and ice.
The original voyage to Florida will be postponed for the time being as officials have decided to wait until the ice begins to thaw, as it will keep the crew and ship safe.
"The temperatures in Montreal and throughout the transit area have been colder than normal, and included near-record low temperatures, which created significant and historical conditions in the late December, early January time frame," Lt.-Cmdr. Courtney Hillson told USNI News.
The USS Little Rock is the tenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet, and the fifth of the Freedom-variant.
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship, built by Lockheed Martin, has a top speed of over 40 miles per hour and carries a variety of light weapon systems, short-range missiles and anti-submarine torpedoes.
Littoral combat ships are designed to operate close to shore for patrol, interdiction, mine-countermeasures, undersea warfare operations and other missions -- operations that will have to wait for the time being for the crew of the Little Rock.
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US Navy names new intel boss, other flag promotions
By: David B. Larter 4 hours ago
Rear Adm. Matthew Kohler, Commander, Naval Information Forces, has been nominated to take over as director of N2/N6. (Navy Photo by Robert Fluegel.)
The Navy plans to elevate Vice Adm. Matthew Kohler to director of naval intelligence, taking over for Vice Adm. Jan Tighe.
Kohler is the current head of Naval Information Forces in Suffolk, Virginia.
Tighe took over DNI, an office known internally as N2/N6, in 2016 after a prolonged standoff between the Navy and the Department of Justice that hamstrung previous DNI leadership.
Vice Adm. Ted Branch had his security clearance suspended while he was under investigation as part of the ongoing “Fat Leonard” scandal, but was largely cleared of wrongdoing. DoJ declined to prosecute and the Navy’s consolidated disposition authority closed the matter after taking “administrative action.”
Rear Adm. Johnny Wolfe, current program head of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, was nominated for a third star and an assignment as the director for strategic systems programs at Washington Navy Yard.
Rear Adm. Scott Conn, the head of the Pentagon’s Air Warfare division, was nominated for a second star, and his executive assistant, Capt. John Ring, was nominated for promotion to rear admiral.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/01/24/us-navy-names-new-intel-boss-other-flag-promotions/
By: David B. Larter 4 hours ago
The Navy plans to elevate Vice Adm. Matthew Kohler to director of naval intelligence, taking over for Vice Adm. Jan Tighe.
Kohler is the current head of Naval Information Forces in Suffolk, Virginia.
Tighe took over DNI, an office known internally as N2/N6, in 2016 after a prolonged standoff between the Navy and the Department of Justice that hamstrung previous DNI leadership.
Vice Adm. Ted Branch had his security clearance suspended while he was under investigation as part of the ongoing “Fat Leonard” scandal, but was largely cleared of wrongdoing. DoJ declined to prosecute and the Navy’s consolidated disposition authority closed the matter after taking “administrative action.”
Rear Adm. Johnny Wolfe, current program head of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, was nominated for a third star and an assignment as the director for strategic systems programs at Washington Navy Yard.
Rear Adm. Scott Conn, the head of the Pentagon’s Air Warfare division, was nominated for a second star, and his executive assistant, Capt. John Ring, was nominated for promotion to rear admiral.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/01/24/us-navy-names-new-intel-boss-other-flag-promotions/
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General Dynamics to pump nearly $2 billion into its shipyards
By: David B. Larter
27 Jan 2018
Shipyard workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat prepare the submarine Illinois for float-off in Groton, Conn., on July 30, 2015. (Jessica Hill/AP)
WASHINGTON ― General Dynamics is investing about $2 billion into its shipyards in the coming years to meet the demands of a growing U.S. fleet, the company’s top executive said Wednesday during an earnings call.
“In response to the significant increased demand from our Navy customer across all three of our shipyards, we’re investing in each of our yards,” said Phebe Novakovic, GD’s chief executive officer.
The company is planning to spend about $1.7 billion at its Electric Boat yard in Connecticut as it ramps up for the next iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarines, the Block V, as well as the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine.
The Block V includes the Virginia Payload Module, a new section inserted into the ship that gives the Virginia-class sub the capacity for up to 40 vertically launched Tomahawk missiles.
“Block V is a significant upgrade in size and performance requiring additional manufacturing capacity,” she said.
General Dynamics is currently working on the detailed designs for the Columbia-class sub, the first of which the Navy is planning to buy in 2021, with advanced procurement beginning in 2019. Columbia is the replacement for the aging Ohio-class submarines.
The company is also investing $200 million between Bath Iron Works in Maine, which builds destroyers, and NASSCO in San Diego, California, which builds auxiliary ships, Novakovic said.
“So suffice it to say, we are poised to support our Navy customers as they increase the size of the fleet,” she said.
The Navy is weighing options to keep producing two Virginia-class subs per year, even during years that the Navy purchases a Columbia. The previous shipbuilding plan called for just one during Columbia years.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2...o-pump-nearly-2-billion-into-their-shipyards/
By: David B. Larter
27 Jan 2018
WASHINGTON ― General Dynamics is investing about $2 billion into its shipyards in the coming years to meet the demands of a growing U.S. fleet, the company’s top executive said Wednesday during an earnings call.
“In response to the significant increased demand from our Navy customer across all three of our shipyards, we’re investing in each of our yards,” said Phebe Novakovic, GD’s chief executive officer.
The company is planning to spend about $1.7 billion at its Electric Boat yard in Connecticut as it ramps up for the next iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarines, the Block V, as well as the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine.
The Block V includes the Virginia Payload Module, a new section inserted into the ship that gives the Virginia-class sub the capacity for up to 40 vertically launched Tomahawk missiles.
“Block V is a significant upgrade in size and performance requiring additional manufacturing capacity,” she said.
General Dynamics is currently working on the detailed designs for the Columbia-class sub, the first of which the Navy is planning to buy in 2021, with advanced procurement beginning in 2019. Columbia is the replacement for the aging Ohio-class submarines.
The company is also investing $200 million between Bath Iron Works in Maine, which builds destroyers, and NASSCO in San Diego, California, which builds auxiliary ships, Novakovic said.
“So suffice it to say, we are poised to support our Navy customers as they increase the size of the fleet,” she said.
The Navy is weighing options to keep producing two Virginia-class subs per year, even during years that the Navy purchases a Columbia. The previous shipbuilding plan called for just one during Columbia years.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2...o-pump-nearly-2-billion-into-their-shipyards/
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Is the Pentagon getting a raise in FY19?
By: Aaron Mehta
27 Jan 2018
President Donald Trump speaks during the 9/11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington on Sept. 11, 2017. (Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith/U.S. Defense Department)
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reportedly plans to seek a defense budget of $217 billion as part of its fiscal 2019 budget request.
The figure, first reported by The Washington Post, would represent an increase over the figure authorized by members of Congress for fiscal 2018, money which has yet to be appropriated.
The Trump administration’s FY18 budget for defense came in at $603 billion — $18.5 billion more than the Obama administration projected for 2018, a number that defense hawks instantly declared was too small.
In response, the House passed a $696.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act, with the Senate passing one at $700 billion.
Members of the defense committees, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., expressed frustration during the budget process that Mattis was not being more vocal about the need for additional defense spending.
They are likely to be enthused by the FY19 total — especially as the Pentagon is positioning this budget as yet another stopgap year before a larger funding surge in FY20.
While FY19 will include a “step up” in the defense budget, FY20 will be the “masterpiece,” said Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan in December. He said that was largely because of the logistics surrounding the National Security Strategy and its follow-ons, the National Defense Strategy, the Ballistic Missile Defense Review and the Nuclear Posture Review.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has said he needs 3 to 5 percent annual budgetary growth for the Pentagon to continue meeting its requirements.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentago...26.18&utm_term=Editorial - Daily News Roundup
By: Aaron Mehta
27 Jan 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reportedly plans to seek a defense budget of $217 billion as part of its fiscal 2019 budget request.
The figure, first reported by The Washington Post, would represent an increase over the figure authorized by members of Congress for fiscal 2018, money which has yet to be appropriated.
The Trump administration’s FY18 budget for defense came in at $603 billion — $18.5 billion more than the Obama administration projected for 2018, a number that defense hawks instantly declared was too small.
In response, the House passed a $696.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act, with the Senate passing one at $700 billion.
Members of the defense committees, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., expressed frustration during the budget process that Mattis was not being more vocal about the need for additional defense spending.
They are likely to be enthused by the FY19 total — especially as the Pentagon is positioning this budget as yet another stopgap year before a larger funding surge in FY20.
While FY19 will include a “step up” in the defense budget, FY20 will be the “masterpiece,” said Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan in December. He said that was largely because of the logistics surrounding the National Security Strategy and its follow-ons, the National Defense Strategy, the Ballistic Missile Defense Review and the Nuclear Posture Review.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has said he needs 3 to 5 percent annual budgetary growth for the Pentagon to continue meeting its requirements.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentago...26.18&utm_term=Editorial - Daily News Roundup
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US Navy to survey grounded C-2A Greyhound 5,600 meters below surface
January 26, 2018
The US Navy announced it is starting a mission to survey the downed C-2A Greyhound aircraft that crashed into the Philippine Sea en route to aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on November 22.
The navy will carry out the mission with help from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s research vessel R/V Petrel which will depart from the Philippines in the coming days and proceed to the C-2A’s location at sea.
Once on station, salvage experts will deploy a side-scan-sonar (SSS) and remote operated vehicle (ROV) to survey and map the ocean floor. After the survey is complete, SUPSALV will analyze the data and assign an appropriate vessel, equipment, and personnel for recovery efforts.
The C-2A rests at a depth of about 18,500 feet, making the salvage phase of this operation the deepest recovery attempt of an aircraft to date. It is also expected that heavy lines will be attached for lifting the aircraft to the surface.
The aircraft was discovered December 29, by a SUPSALV team using a towed pinger locator (TPL-25) system. The TPL-25 used passive sensors to “listen” for the C-2A pinger’s frequency. Salvage of an aircraft at this depth is unprecedented and the condition of the C-2A is unknown, making recovery very challenging, the navy said.
RV Petrel is a 250-foot research and exploration vessel with advanced underwater equipment and technology, making it capable of exploring to 6,000 meters deep (more than 3.5 miles).
Assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC 30) forward deployed to Japan, the C-2A aircraft was carrying 11 crew and passengers when it crashed. Eight personnel were recovered immediately by US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 12). For the next three days, USS Ronald Reagan led combined search and rescue for three Sailors with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), covering nearly 1,000 square nautical miles before ending the search.
https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/26/u...greyhound-5600-meters-below-surface/?uid=1067
January 26, 2018
The US Navy announced it is starting a mission to survey the downed C-2A Greyhound aircraft that crashed into the Philippine Sea en route to aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on November 22.
The navy will carry out the mission with help from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s research vessel R/V Petrel which will depart from the Philippines in the coming days and proceed to the C-2A’s location at sea.
Once on station, salvage experts will deploy a side-scan-sonar (SSS) and remote operated vehicle (ROV) to survey and map the ocean floor. After the survey is complete, SUPSALV will analyze the data and assign an appropriate vessel, equipment, and personnel for recovery efforts.
The C-2A rests at a depth of about 18,500 feet, making the salvage phase of this operation the deepest recovery attempt of an aircraft to date. It is also expected that heavy lines will be attached for lifting the aircraft to the surface.
The aircraft was discovered December 29, by a SUPSALV team using a towed pinger locator (TPL-25) system. The TPL-25 used passive sensors to “listen” for the C-2A pinger’s frequency. Salvage of an aircraft at this depth is unprecedented and the condition of the C-2A is unknown, making recovery very challenging, the navy said.
RV Petrel is a 250-foot research and exploration vessel with advanced underwater equipment and technology, making it capable of exploring to 6,000 meters deep (more than 3.5 miles).
Assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC 30) forward deployed to Japan, the C-2A aircraft was carrying 11 crew and passengers when it crashed. Eight personnel were recovered immediately by US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 12). For the next three days, USS Ronald Reagan led combined search and rescue for three Sailors with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), covering nearly 1,000 square nautical miles before ending the search.
https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/26/u...greyhound-5600-meters-below-surface/?uid=1067
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Raytheon awarded $95M contract for Excalibur support
By Stephen Feller | Jan. 30, 2018
An Excalibur projectile is fired from a M-777A2 155mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Jan. 20, 2013. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Ragucci/U.S. Army
(UPI) -- Raytheon Missiles Systems has been awarded a $95 million contract for engineering services on the 155mm Excalibur program.
The contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Monday, is a single-bid contract to support the U.S. Army's use of the GPS-guided artillery munition.
Both the Army and Marine Corps use the Excalibur, the latest version of which can be fired from several models of the Howitzer with a range of more than 23 miles.
The Excalibur, developed through an international cooperation with Sweden, is used for penetrating urban structures, as well as against personnel and other light targets, according to the Army.
The hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee firm-fixed-price contract is set to run through Jan. 25, 2023, with work locations and funding to be determined with each individual order.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20...contract-for-Excalibur-support/7071517325769/
By Stephen Feller | Jan. 30, 2018
An Excalibur projectile is fired from a M-777A2 155mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Jan. 20, 2013. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Ragucci/U.S. Army
(UPI) -- Raytheon Missiles Systems has been awarded a $95 million contract for engineering services on the 155mm Excalibur program.
The contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Monday, is a single-bid contract to support the U.S. Army's use of the GPS-guided artillery munition.
Both the Army and Marine Corps use the Excalibur, the latest version of which can be fired from several models of the Howitzer with a range of more than 23 miles.
The Excalibur, developed through an international cooperation with Sweden, is used for penetrating urban structures, as well as against personnel and other light targets, according to the Army.
The hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee firm-fixed-price contract is set to run through Jan. 25, 2023, with work locations and funding to be determined with each individual order.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/20...contract-for-Excalibur-support/7071517325769/
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Navy issues more punishments over fatal collisions
By James LaPorta
Feb. 02, 2018
The collision-damaged USS Fitzgerald sits in dry dock last year at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Photo by Christian Senyk/U.S. Navy.
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Ahead of scheduled hearings for former naval officers involved in two separate Seventh Fleet crashes last year that claimed the lives of 17 sailors, Navy officials have issued additional punishments for sailors involved in the collisions.
Six non-judicial punishments were issued by the head of Naval Reactors, Adm. James F. Caldwell in Yokosuka, Japan on Jan 25., Navy officials told USNI News.
Four of the sailors received non-judicial punishments, or NJPs, which are disciplinary actions that can be taken against a service member whose conduct or actions do not rise to the level of warranting a court-martial.
Former USS Fitzgerald executive officer Cmdr. Sean Babbitt and command master chief CMC Brice Baldwin, along with one unnamed officer, were found guilty of dereliction of duty -- the sailors received punitive letters of reprimand.
"In another case involving a [Fitzgerald] officer, Caldwell reconsidered a previous finding of guilt and set aside the action based on his review," Navy officials said.
An enlisted sailor from the USS John S. McCain was also found guilty of dereliction in the performance of duties and received a punitive letter of reprimand, along with other sanctions imposed.
Caldwell dismissed the NJP charges of one officer and one enlisted sailor from the McCain, according to Stars and Stripes.
The Navy concluded last year that the two collisions between Navy destroyers and commercial vessels were "avoidable," and were the result of multiple human errors.
Article 32 hearings, which are the equivalent of preliminary hearings in civilian law, are scheduled for March 6-8 at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. for Cmdr. Bryce Benson, who was the commanding officer of the Fitzgerald, and Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez, who commanded the McCain.
Three additional officers from the Fitzgerald will receive Article 32 hearings as well.
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By James LaPorta
Feb. 02, 2018
The collision-damaged USS Fitzgerald sits in dry dock last year at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Photo by Christian Senyk/U.S. Navy.
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Ahead of scheduled hearings for former naval officers involved in two separate Seventh Fleet crashes last year that claimed the lives of 17 sailors, Navy officials have issued additional punishments for sailors involved in the collisions.
Six non-judicial punishments were issued by the head of Naval Reactors, Adm. James F. Caldwell in Yokosuka, Japan on Jan 25., Navy officials told USNI News.
Four of the sailors received non-judicial punishments, or NJPs, which are disciplinary actions that can be taken against a service member whose conduct or actions do not rise to the level of warranting a court-martial.
Former USS Fitzgerald executive officer Cmdr. Sean Babbitt and command master chief CMC Brice Baldwin, along with one unnamed officer, were found guilty of dereliction of duty -- the sailors received punitive letters of reprimand.
"In another case involving a [Fitzgerald] officer, Caldwell reconsidered a previous finding of guilt and set aside the action based on his review," Navy officials said.
An enlisted sailor from the USS John S. McCain was also found guilty of dereliction in the performance of duties and received a punitive letter of reprimand, along with other sanctions imposed.
Caldwell dismissed the NJP charges of one officer and one enlisted sailor from the McCain, according to Stars and Stripes.
The Navy concluded last year that the two collisions between Navy destroyers and commercial vessels were "avoidable," and were the result of multiple human errors.
Article 32 hearings, which are the equivalent of preliminary hearings in civilian law, are scheduled for March 6-8 at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. for Cmdr. Bryce Benson, who was the commanding officer of the Fitzgerald, and Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez, who commanded the McCain.
Three additional officers from the Fitzgerald will receive Article 32 hearings as well.
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Air Force awards Boeing $195M contract for JDAM tail kits
The kits convert Joint Direct Attack Munition free-fall bombs into "smart" munitions.
By James LaPorta
Feb. 02, 2018
Royal Australian Air Force armament technician with 77 Squadron assembles a Joint Direct Attack Munition at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 9, 2016. Photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward/U.S. Air Force
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Boeing was awarded a contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, tail kits.
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $195 million under a fixed-price-incentive-firm modification, which is a modification on a previous award contract.
The JDAM tail kits convert existing unguided free-fall bombs into "smart" munitions by providing accurate guidance through inertial navigation and global positioning systems.
The JDAM is a guided air-to-surface weapon that has a variety of options for deployment against ground targets, ranging from the 2,000-pound BLU-109/MK 84 to the smaller 500-pound BLU-111/MK 82 warhead.
The JDAM has been integrated into multiple aircraft from bombers to fighter jets such as the F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-22 Raptor.
The modified agreement brings the total cumulative value of the award contract to more than $927.5 million, with an option for additional JDAM tail kits if needed, the Pentagon said.
Work on the contract will occur in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be complete by January 2020.
The total amount of the new modified contract will be obligated to Boeing at the time of award from fiscal 2016, 2017 and 2019 procurement funds.
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The kits convert Joint Direct Attack Munition free-fall bombs into "smart" munitions.
By James LaPorta
Feb. 02, 2018
Royal Australian Air Force armament technician with 77 Squadron assembles a Joint Direct Attack Munition at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 9, 2016. Photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward/U.S. Air Force
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Boeing was awarded a contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, tail kits.
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $195 million under a fixed-price-incentive-firm modification, which is a modification on a previous award contract.
The JDAM tail kits convert existing unguided free-fall bombs into "smart" munitions by providing accurate guidance through inertial navigation and global positioning systems.
The JDAM is a guided air-to-surface weapon that has a variety of options for deployment against ground targets, ranging from the 2,000-pound BLU-109/MK 84 to the smaller 500-pound BLU-111/MK 82 warhead.
The JDAM has been integrated into multiple aircraft from bombers to fighter jets such as the F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-22 Raptor.
The modified agreement brings the total cumulative value of the award contract to more than $927.5 million, with an option for additional JDAM tail kits if needed, the Pentagon said.
Work on the contract will occur in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be complete by January 2020.
The total amount of the new modified contract will be obligated to Boeing at the time of award from fiscal 2016, 2017 and 2019 procurement funds.
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Navy awards DynCorp with $40M contract for aircraft support
The contract covers services for the F/A-18, EA-18G, MH-60S, F-16A/B and E-2C aircraft assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center in Nevada.
By James LaPorta | Feb. 02, 2018
An EA-18G Growler with Electronic Attack Squadron 141 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 28, 2017. Photo by Cpl. Donato Maffin/U.S. Marine Corps.
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- DynCorp International has been awarded a contract for maintenance and logistics services on multiple Navy-owned aircraft assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center.
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $40.4 million under the terms indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which is a modification on a previous award contract.
The contract provides an option to the Navy for "organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot level maintenance and logistics services" for the F/A-18 Super Hornet the EA-18G Growler MH-60S Seahawk, F-16A/B Fighting Falcon and E-2C Hawkeye.
The aircraft capabilities range from traditional fighter jets and electronic warfare aircraft to helicopter operations and early-warning weather abilities.
The aircraft are all assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center in Fallon, Nev. Work on the contract will occur at the Naval Air Station, and is expected to be completed in January 2019.
More than $10.9 million will be obligated to DynCorp International at the time of award contract, which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, the Pentagon said.
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The contract covers services for the F/A-18, EA-18G, MH-60S, F-16A/B and E-2C aircraft assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center in Nevada.
By James LaPorta | Feb. 02, 2018
An EA-18G Growler with Electronic Attack Squadron 141 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 28, 2017. Photo by Cpl. Donato Maffin/U.S. Marine Corps.
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- DynCorp International has been awarded a contract for maintenance and logistics services on multiple Navy-owned aircraft assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center.
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $40.4 million under the terms indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which is a modification on a previous award contract.
The contract provides an option to the Navy for "organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot level maintenance and logistics services" for the F/A-18 Super Hornet the EA-18G Growler MH-60S Seahawk, F-16A/B Fighting Falcon and E-2C Hawkeye.
The aircraft capabilities range from traditional fighter jets and electronic warfare aircraft to helicopter operations and early-warning weather abilities.
The aircraft are all assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center in Fallon, Nev. Work on the contract will occur at the Naval Air Station, and is expected to be completed in January 2019.
More than $10.9 million will be obligated to DynCorp International at the time of award contract, which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, the Pentagon said.
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Tomahawk missiles to receive upgraded communications systems
The Navy awarded Raytheon with a $12.2 million contract for upgrades to the radio and antenna on the missiles.
By James LaPorta | Feb. 01, 2018
A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is launched from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem during Valiant Shield 2016. Photo by Command Master Chief Jaret Morris/U.S. Navy
Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Raytheon has received a contract for more than $12.2 million for upgraded radio and antenna work on the U.S. Navy's Tomahawk missile.
The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order previously issued against a basic ordering agreement.
The contract calls for Raytheon to design, develop and integrate a government furnished integrated single box solution, or ISBS, radio into the Tactical Tomahawk, or TACTOM, Block IV All-Up-Round missile, along with improved antennas.
Additionally, the ISBS will be integrated into the TACTOM guidance test set, with test equipment receiving an update to support the Advanced Communications Architecture test strategy in order to streamline the engineering of advanced navigation systems.
Work on the contract will occur in Arizona and Colorado, and is expected to be finished in February 2019.
The Navy has obligated $4.235 million to Raytheon from fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award, which will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile can circle for hours, shift course instantly on command and beam a picture of targets to controllers halfway around the globe before hitting with pinpoint accuracy, according to Raytheon.
The missile can also be launched from a ship or submarine and can fly into heavily defended airspace more than 1,000 miles away.
In September 2016, Raytheon received a similar contract request worth $24 million.
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The Navy awarded Raytheon with a $12.2 million contract for upgrades to the radio and antenna on the missiles.
By James LaPorta | Feb. 01, 2018
A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is launched from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem during Valiant Shield 2016. Photo by Command Master Chief Jaret Morris/U.S. Navy
Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Raytheon has received a contract for more than $12.2 million for upgraded radio and antenna work on the U.S. Navy's Tomahawk missile.
The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order previously issued against a basic ordering agreement.
The contract calls for Raytheon to design, develop and integrate a government furnished integrated single box solution, or ISBS, radio into the Tactical Tomahawk, or TACTOM, Block IV All-Up-Round missile, along with improved antennas.
Additionally, the ISBS will be integrated into the TACTOM guidance test set, with test equipment receiving an update to support the Advanced Communications Architecture test strategy in order to streamline the engineering of advanced navigation systems.
Work on the contract will occur in Arizona and Colorado, and is expected to be finished in February 2019.
The Navy has obligated $4.235 million to Raytheon from fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award, which will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile can circle for hours, shift course instantly on command and beam a picture of targets to controllers halfway around the globe before hitting with pinpoint accuracy, according to Raytheon.
The missile can also be launched from a ship or submarine and can fly into heavily defended airspace more than 1,000 miles away.
In September 2016, Raytheon received a similar contract request worth $24 million.
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