Naval Technology on MSN

US Navy awards BAE Systems contract for Mk 41 VLS canisters

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract with an initial value of $22m to manufacture missile canisters for the Mk 41 ...
SlashGear

China Has A New Laser Weapon It Claims Beats The US Navy's - Here's What It's For

One of the most prominent weapons in modern day warfare is the drone. Small, agile, and often numerous, drones are a difficult assault to counter. Even individual ones can infiltrate areas that ...
Seapower

U.S. Navy Awards SAIC $242M Contract to Operate, Maintain and Upgrade Propulsion Test Facility

Contract enables essential operations of Navy’s premiere undersea weapon facility, including testing & production of Mk 48, Mk 45, UUV, sensors and more ...
Dark Seas Official on MSN

The Slowest US Weapon That Terrorized Nazi U-Boat Crews

During World War Two, the US Navy deployed an unlikely weapon against lethal U-boats: slow, non-rigid blimps. Despite looking harmless, these K-class airships were armed with depth charges and ...
EDN

Watch the US Navy shoot boats, drones, and more, with its new high-power laser weapon

Last year, we reported that the US Navy would be deploying its new solid-state laser weaponry aboard ships at some point in 2014. At the time, it was difficult for leaders within the Pentagon to ...
Daily Excelsior

US Defense contractor SAIC wins USD 242 million contract to support Navy Torpedo Testing

US defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has announced securing a USD 242 million contract from ...