Naval System Report
Defense Update Naval Systems Channel - January 2011
- Navy Awards $1.6 Billion for the Production of Six Poseidon P-8A
- ONR Team Demonstrates Source for Future 100KW FEL Laser
- New Meta-Material Could Render Submarines Invisible to Sonar Detection
- U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Continued Submarine Sonar Upgrade through ARCI Program
- U.S. Navy Awards Over $900 Million as a First Step Toward Acquisition of 20 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)
- A Step Closer to Railgun Capability – U.S. Navy Fires Record Breaking 33 megajoul Shot
- Lockheed Martin to Develop Long Range Surface Attack Missilefor the U.S.Navy
- Industry Line Up for the Next Generation AEGIS Missile
- HMS Ark Royal Set on its Last Voyage before Decommissioning
- Japan Completes Upgrading Four of its Destroyers for Ballistic Missile Defense Role
- U.S. Navy Awards Austal Two Additional High Speed Landing Support Vessels
Photo above: Lockheed Martin received funding for one additional Freedom class LCS and advanced payment for long lead materials for 10 vessels. Photo: Lockheed Martin
Navy Awards $1.6 Billion for the Production of Six Poseidon P-8A
The U.S. Navy announced awarded Boeing $1.6 billion contract for the production of six P-8A Poseidon under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of the P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft (MMA) program. This first LRIP contract also includes spares, logistics and training devices. (Read More...)
ONR Team Demonstrates Source for Future 100KW FEL Laser
The Free Electron Laser (FEL) program is undergoing Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) preliminary design review (PDR) this week, following the successful critical demonstration of an injector capable generating the electron flow for the megawatt-class FEL laser. (Read More...)
New Meta-Material Could Render Submarines Invisible to Sonar Detection
A research team from the University of Illinois, led by mechanical science and engineering professor Nicholas Fang, have demonstrated a technology that renders underwater objects invisible to sonar and other ultrasound waves. (Read More...)
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Continued Submarine Sonar Upgrade through ARCI Program
Lockheed Martin has won a U.S. Navy contract to continue supporting all sonar systems for U.S. submarines through the ARCI program. The current contract worth $84 million contains options bringing the total potential contract value to $2.1 billion. Under this contract the company will continue to develop, produce and support all sonar systems for U.S. submarines, through the Acoustic Rapid Commercial-off-the-Shelf Insertion, (ARCI) program which has been underway since 1998. (Read More...)
U.S. Navy Awards Over $900 Million as a First Step Toward Acquisition of 20 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)
The U.S. Navy has awarded two fixed-price incentive contracts worth over US$460 million each to Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA, for the design and construction of a total of 20 littoral combat ships split equally between the two companies in the next five years. The new contracts give each shipbuilding team one ship to build now, with another in 2011. (Read More...)
A Step Closer to Railgun Capability – U.S. Navy Fires Record Breaking 33 megajoul Shot
On a recent test firing of a U.S. Navy experimental electromagnetic rail gun the Office of Naval Research (ONR) claimed the world record for the muzzle energy. The test, carried out on December 10, 2010 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division achieved a world-record 33-megajoule muzzle energy shot – over three times the previous world record also claimed in 2008 by ONR. (Read More...)
Next Generation AEGIS Missile
Next Generation AEGIS missile (Standard Missile 3 Block IIB – SM-3 IIB) which entered preliminary development phase in November 2010 under a U.S. Missile defense Agency program, is expected, enhancing the capabilities of future AEGIS cruisers to defeat ballistic missiles by extending their range and sensor capability to target ballistic missiles on the ascent phase of their flight. Three companies were awarded development contracts to demonstrate conceptual designs – Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. While Raytheon, the manufacturer of all Standard Missiles has not been mentioned in relation to this future program it is likely that they will again partner with Lockheed Martin for this development. The two companies have recently extended their cooperation to support the Ground Based Interceptor missile. (read more...)
Lockheed Martin to Develop a New, Long Range Strike Missile for the U.S. Navy
The new anti-ship missile and its associated systems will extend the effective attack range of Navy warships beyond current or projected enemy anti-air and anti-ship capabilities. The new missile is required to counter the perceived threat from China, equipped with land based or shipborne ballistic missiles capable of targeting U.S. Carrier groups from a distance of hundreds of kilometers away. (read more...)
HMS Ark Royal Set on its Last Voyage before Decommissioning
After celebrating 25 years in the fleet commission at a special ceremony attended by HM The Queen in Portsmouth on November 5, the British Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is sailing into the Clyde on her final voyage. (Read More...)
Japan Completes Upgrading Four of its Destroyers for Ballistic Missile Defense Role
Japan has completed testing of its upgraded AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system with the 4th Kong? class destroyer, JS Kirishima, equipped with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target above the atmosphere during an international test event. (Read More...)
U.S. Navy Awards Austal Two Additional High Speed Landing Support Vessels
The U.S. Navy has exercised production options for two additional Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV), awarding Austal USA, from Mobile, Alabama $204 million contract modification. JHSV will provide high speed, shallow draft transportation capability to support the intra-theater maneuver of personnel, supplies and equipment for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army. Austal will construct the new vessels until December 2013.