March 28, 2024

Navy May Cut Triton Buy

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The unmanned MQ-4C Triton aircraft’s improved reliability could lead the Navy to buy fewer of the UAVs than the 68 it now has on order, resulting in lower revenues for Northrop, reports Reuters. The first of three Triton planes arrived at NAS Pax River last week after completing its longest flight ever, a 3,000-mile, 11-hour journey from California. The Navy says that two more aircraft would arrive at the base in coming weeks and are due to receive about 2,000 hours of flight testing before entering service in 2017.

US military leaders said airstrikes this week in Syria are the opening salvo of what is likely to be a years-long campaign to eliminate al-Qaeda-linked terrorists and ISIS fighters from the war ravaged country, reports USA Today. Bombing runs in Syria will continue into the foreseeable future, DoD officials said. US Central Command posted three videos on its YouTube page showing combat footage of US airstrikes on Islamic State group facilities in Syria, reports to Military Times. President Obama addressed the UN General Assembly yesterday afternoon and called on the international community to join a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death, reports Politico. The president also chaired the UN Security Council as it unanimously approved a resolution demanding countries toughen their laws to prevent the flow of foreign fighters to terror groups, according to The Hill.

South Korea will sign a deal this month to buy 40 F-35 fighter jets for about $7 billion for delivery in 2018-2021, becoming the 10th country to invest in F-35 fighter jets, with which it will replace aging warplanes and strengthen its defense against North Korea, reports Reuters.

Four MQ-8B Fire Scouts unmanned surveillance helicopters will be deployed to the Pacific for the first time aboard the USS Fort Worth, reports Star and Stripes. The littoral combat ship (LCS) leaves San Diego this autumn marking the start of a continuous LCS presence in the region. NAVAIR News provides a photo of the Fire Scout as it conducts testing aboard USS Coronado in mid-September off the coast of San Diego.

The Navy will test the Microsoft cloud email for its reserve forces as an alternative to email on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet after determining it could save hundreds of millions of dollars over five years with the company, reports Defense One.

Lockheed Martin was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and to two CDP Climate Leadership Indices representing significant global benchmarks among leading corporations, according to MarketWatch. Earning a spot on the list is based on sustainability standards in which companies are recognized for their economic, environmental, and social performance.

Hundreds of thousands of service members who recently received an email requesting their participation in a “workplace study and survey” discovered that it focused on sexual assault issues, according to Military Times. The official survey is part of a force-wide campaign to collect information on daily life in military offices and workplaces around the world.

A recent DoD report concludes that the Tricare military health system is meeting children’s needs but also raises concerns that Pentagon officials don’t have enough data in some areas to make a complete assessment on the quality of care provided to dependent children, according to Military Times. The report summarizes policies, programs and personnel related to pediatric care across the services and through Tricare.

Boeing and Liquid Robotics signed a multi-year agreement with the DoD to collaborate on products for maritime surveillance, reports Reuters. The companies said the initial focus would be to develop solutions for anti-submarine warfare, maritime domain awareness, and other defense equipment.

Wyle Laboratories, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a $16,563,175 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-13-C-0032) to exercise option for operational services in support of the Naval Test Wing (NTW) squadrons to include aircrew. This option ensures completion of mission, essential testing, and evaluation for all manned air vehicles for which the NTW has operational responsibility. Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland (94 percent); Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California (5 percent); and Naval Air Station China Lake, California (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2015. Fiscal 2014 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $8,450,000 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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