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Boeing lands $57m contract for support of unmanned carrier tanker - FlightGlobal

The aerospace manufacturer is currently testing the US Navy’s first ever carrier-based autonomous refuelling aircraft. Aerospace manufacturing giant Boeing is progressing in its development programme of an autonomous tanker aircraft for the US Navy (USN). The US-based planemaker, which recently...
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Several UAVs Under Development for Next-Generation Carrier Air Wing - USNI News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Several new unmanned aerial vehicles are under development as part of the Navy’s air wing of the future concept in addition to the unmanned aerial tanker set to deploy in 2026, Navy officials said on Wednesday. The new aircraft are being designed to meet growing requirements for...
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Report to Congress on Current, Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems - USNI News

The following is the July 28, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Current and Potential Programs. From the report Since the dawn of military aviation, the U.S. military has been interested in remotely piloted aircraft. Present-day unmanned aircraft systems...
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Leidos to develop medium-sized unmanned underwater vehicle and sensors for maritime environmental sensing

The MUUV will provide persistent surface-launched and -recovered mine countermeasures and submarine-based oceanographic sensing and data collection.
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Leidos to develop medium-sized unmanned underwater vehicle and sensors for maritime environmental sensing​



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WASHINGTON – Unmanned systems designers at Leidos Inc. in Reston, Va., will design a medium-sized unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for marine environmental sensing and counter-mine warfare under terms of a $12 million contract announced Thursday.
 
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Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Information Update - Naval News

One of the greatest advantages of the U.S. Army's Precision Strike Missile PrSM is that it can hit moving land and maritime targets using a multi-mode seeker.
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For speculative discussion purposes, PrSM on HIMARS can operate in tandem with the new Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS). NMESIS carries two stealthy 100 nautical miles (114 miles/185 kilometers) Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) on an unmanned 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) truck that can be sling-loaded by a USMC CH-53K “King Stallion” helicopter for more austere field conditions, mobility, and flexibility. M142 HIMARS (and the unmanned AML) can be transported internally via Marine KC-130J “Hercules” military cargo aircraft and thus requires a landing strip.
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Combined, NMESIS with NSM, and HIMARS with PrSM, can form the foundational basis for the USMC’s LBASM deterrent. (Also note that the M142 HIMARS can also be outfitted with special racks for AIM-120 AMRAAMs for a forward surface-to-air missile Air Defense option, but the USMC has yet to field this option although there was a test firing of an AIM-120 from a HIMARS in March 2009).
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Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy - Breaking Defense

The laser is scheduled for at-sea tests on the destroyer Preble in fiscal 2023.
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HELIOS, which can be scaled to 120kW, is one of several US Navy directed energy programs, all in different phases of the research and development process. While some of the service’s lasers have shown promise during isolated testing, the Navy accepting delivery of HELIOS is a sign the weapon has proven its worth and is ready for wider proliferation throughout the fleet.
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Navy Plans Upgrades to Fly E-2Ds into the 2040s - USNI News

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — With production coming to an end in four years, the Navy is working out a plan to sustain the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye command-and-control aircraft for at least another 30. Upgrades include cockpit avionics and enhancements to mission systems, communication capabilities and...
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