Navy awards several contracts aimed at advancing key mine countermeasures capabilities
The mission modules advancement will pave the way for the service's legacy helicopters and Avenger class ships to be retired.
LCS-10 to be first ship this year suited with lethality, survivability upgrade
The Navy's budget documents indicate two more Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships are slated to get the upgrade this year.
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Streamlining federal operations: achieving mission success with unified network observability
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
EXCLUSIVE: How the Pentagon (quietly) spent $1 billion of inflation relief money
To help fight inflation, the Pentagon was given $1.05 billion to disperse to industry. Now, documents reviewed by Breaking Defense and interviews with key officials reveal how and why certain programs won out.
Austal launches the final Littoral Combat Ship as Navy plays catch up on Constellation
The last LCS is named Pierre for the capitol city of South Dakota.
EXCLUSIVE: Navy tags LCS combining gear fixes at $8 to $10 million per ship
A new Navy report to Congress states that at least seven Littoral Combat Ships have either been repaired or will be in the coming months.
Navy eyeing Littoral Combat Ships as ‘mothership’ for unmanned platforms, SecNav tells lawmakers
A letter obtained by Breaking Defense states the "current phase" of a Navy study will wrap up this year.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
With eyes on more Navy maintenance work, Austal opens California shipyard
Austal has invested $100 million in buying the land, revitalizing its facilities and building a floating dry dock to be used nearby.
Lockheed floats laser weapon LLD for future LCS upgrade package
Lockheed tested the weapon against a surrogate target representing a cruise missile at White Sands Missile Range in February.
Navy’s LCS combining gear problem didn’t interrupt ‘historic’ global deployment
The problem, which arose in late December 2020, has largely subsided for the operational fleet, according to a recently deployed commodore.
Navy gives initial green light for first unmanned surface vehicle to join the fleet
The mine countermeasures USV is one piece of tech designed keep Navy ships safe from undersea mines.
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
Congress must deliver an NDAA that meets the world as it is: Rep. Wittman
"Russia is watching us. China is watching us. Our allies are watching us — and they all want to see how seriously America is taking security in this destabilized world," writes Rep. Rob Wittman in a new op-ed.
Gilday: Navy could offer retired Littoral Combat Ships to South American nations
The Navy faces an uphill battle on trying to retire nine Littoral Combat Ships, but where will those vessels go after leaving the fleet?
Why the Navy wants to fix a ship it is asking to decommission
LCS-19 will be the third ship to receive the combining gear fix, but is also on the shortlist to be decommissioned.
New Nunn-McCurdy cost breach in Navy’s latest LCS misstep
The cost breach is one in a series of public missteps the Navy has had in recent years with the Littoral Combat Ships and the associated mission packages.