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    An artist's rendering of a future remotely operated underwater vehicle exploring the deep ocean floor.
    Uncrewed

    Applied Physical Sciences moves forward with new concepts in propulsion for manned and unmanned submarines

    John Keller
    Nov. 20, 2024
    DARPA considers hydro-dynamics, hydro-acoustics, mechanical engineering, naval submarine architectures, and electro-mechanical enabling technologies.

    Power

    A Navy fire controlman installs a pump in the Dual Band Radar cooling system during routine maintenance aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
    The Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires the Naval Strike Missile during a recent at-sea exercise.
    ADK-1592 development kit interfaces Holt's HI-1592 radiation-hardened transceiver with a 1553 protocol controller or FPGA
    The Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vessel (MCM-USV) is recovered aboard the littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) during a test in June 2021.
    Electra.aero image.
    Sailors load a MK 48 torpedo aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis.
    This fall, Electra announced the successful flight demonstrations of its hybrid-electric Ultra Short prototype for military stakeholders. The demonstrations, held at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico and at Felker Army Airfield at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, showcased the aircraft’s dual-use capabilities for logistics operations in austere environments. Electra photo.
    The Silvius StreamCaster LITE 5200 (SL5200) MANET communications module links several unmanned vehicles
    Communications

    MANET radio module for communications networking among several uncrewed vehicles introduced by Silvius

    Nov. 14, 2024
    The Silvius MN-MIMO waveform can link hundreds of nodes in any environment, and enables operators to connect several different unmanned vehicles.
    The Anduril Pulsar is an AI-enabled family of software-defined electromagnetic warfare systems for counter-UAV missions.
    Uncrewed

    Marines pick two companies for counter-UAV electromagnetic warfare systems to defeat enemy uncrewed aircraft

    John Keller
    Nov. 13, 2024
    Marines will pay the companies $15.5 million up-front, and will pay each company for subsequent delivery orders as other funding becomes available.
    An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) last September.
    Computers

    Northrop Grumman to continue work on upgrade to cockpit avionics and mission computer of E-2D aircraft

    John Keller
    Nov. 13, 2024
    Avionics upgrade is to replace the current E-2D integrated navigation, controls, display systems, and tactical mission computer and display systems.
    Ship-To-Shore Connector (SSC) moves Marines and equipment quickly onto invasion beaches from surface warships offshore.
    Computers

    Textron to build nine next-generation landing craft with data acquisition electronics in $394.3 million deal

    Nov. 12, 2024
    The SSC program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of LCAC vessels, which are nearing the end of their service life.
    The Trident II D5 nuclear ballistic missile launches from a submarine during recent testing.
    Sensors

    Lockheed Martin to build submarine-launched nuclear ballistic missiles with inertial and celestial guidance

    John Keller
    Nov. 12, 2024
    Warhead 93 will replace W76 and W88 warheads on Navy submarines from 2034, and will be aboard future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.