The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a $53,478,395 undefinitized contract for procurement and engineering support for 11 Expeditionary Fast Transports, formerly known as the Joint High-Speed Vessel (JHSV). The Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) is a shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based Catamaran capable of intra-theater personnel and cargo lift providing combatant commanders high-speed sealift mobility with inherent cargo handling capability and agility to achieve positional advantage over operational distances. Read more >>

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued a contract to Orbital ATK for its first article test, qualification, and production of FMU-139D/B fuses and accessories. The company's FMU-139D/B fuze, building on its all-electronic FMU-167/B Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze, will enable enhanced reliability, increased fuze functionality, and added capability to defeat hard and deeply buried targets, Orbital ATK said. Read more >>

A team at Cobham has just been awarded a contract by the US Army to develop next-generation technologies that are able to detect landmines and other explosive devices hidden in the ground. The $4.15 million agreement will allot Cobham 3 years to develop the new technology, and it will result in a highly specialized handheld mine detector. This new device will offer the Army a unique system with increased capabilities beyond what current systems can do today. Read more >>

Harris Corporation was recently awarded a 5-year, $12 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide high frequency (HF) tactical radio antennas to the US Army. This contract was received during Harris Corp’s first quarter of fiscal 2016. Under this new contract, Harris Corp will provide the US Army with RF-3134 HF full loop antennas. These specific antennas are unique in that that they are compact, lightweight, and easy to install and uninstall. RF-3134 antennas do not depend on a ground plane, which allows them to be used on fixed installations and vehicles alike. Additionally, the RF-3134 interfaces with the Harris Falcon II AN/PRC-150 series of HF radios. The entire Harris antenna set includes full-loop antenna elements and tower, high voltage cable installation kit, protective boot, and a coupler/PA cable. Read more >>

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel today on the Aegis guided missile destroyer, Paul Ignatius. Paul Ignatius represents the 31st ship in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class of destroyers that HII is building for the US Navy and epitomizes the leadership and agility that has propelled our nation forward. Read more >>