Navy

Navy’s tech playbook serves as ‘toolkit’ for rest of government

The U.S. Navy dramatically upped its use of pilot tech programs, shuttered old technology systems and moved into the modern tech arena — and it is sharing its lessons learned from along the way.

  • By Frank Konkel and Christian Robles

WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on shipbuilding, counterdrone and quantum tech matters

Lauren Williams, business editor at Defense One, jumps in to explain Anduril’s shipyard partnership with the Navy. She also goes over the Army’s counterdrone tech agenda and how the military is looking at quantum.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy picks 7 for $828M business support recompete

The Navy uses this contract to acquire business management support services for its personnel, manpower and training initiatives.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy takes first step to craft NGEN network hardware recompete

The service branch wants to incorporate commercial supply chain practices into its IT product delivery function that must support a user base of 1 million personnel.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy chooses 29 for $400M operational exercise support contract

The Navy set up the contract to hire a pool of companies that can help design and build out exercises that primarily focus on cyberspace operations.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy planning small business R&D contract

The Naval Research Laboratory wants to hire a provider of research-and-development work that focuses on how solar activity impacts satellites and Earth's ionosphere.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Navy teases next step in key drone boat program

A request for prototypes is expected in August.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Parsons subsidiary awarded $245M Navy ground station contract

Space Ground System Solutions will provide software development and other IT-related services at this Naval Research Laboratory location.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy preps science-and-tech strategy built for speed and focus

Two service leaders in technology development spoke at the Defense One Tech Summit.

  • By Bradley Peniston

Navy awards 59 seats on $249M logistics IT contract

The Navy is looking to modernize enterprise IT systems that are used for maintenance and logistics operations, including supply chain management.

  • By Ross Wilkers

House lawmakers want the Navy to deploy drone boats faster

A draft of the 2027 defense policy bill would push service leaders to develop a clear strategy.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Navy chooses 16 for $350M 'Seabed to Space' systems contract

Awardees will perform technical work across the entire lifecycles of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy picks 5 companies to keep its ships, subs and bases connected

The $453 million Automated Digital Network System contract consolidates several predecessor vehicles into a single pool.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Navy turns to autonomous vessels to map the ocean floor

The Naval Oceanographic Office wants contractor-owned, operated USVs to fill data collection gaps.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Navy wants a single budget system — and wants the software maker to run it

A new sources sought notice sidelines traditional GovCon primes in favor of an OEM-led approach.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Navy preps small businesses for aircraft systems integration recompete

The service branch sketches out a rough timeline for the draft solicitation and indicates it is looking close at President Trump's fixed-price contracting executive order.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy awards $349M unmanned maritime support contract

Navy leaders set up the contract in part to drive further development and maturation of the systems, plus their underlying technologies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Applied Research Associates wins $115M Navy computing contract

The Naval Research Laboratory sought an industry partner to help it research high-performance computers and networks.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy readies recompete for combat systems engineering support

The work spans AEGIS, ballistic missile defense and nuclear survivability. But only holders of the Seaport contract vehicle are eligible.

  • By Nick Wakeman

AI boat maker Saronic smashes $9 billion valuation

The company just closed a $1.75 billion funding round with eyes on increasing production tenfold.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Navy launches recompete for $45M electronic warfare contract

Technical services work for this small business set-aside includes countermeasures and mission data systems integration.

  • By Nick Wakeman