An RTX (NYSE: RTX) business will upgrade the U.S. Navy’s MK 15 Close-In Weapon Systems under a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $159.9 million. Raytheon will supply MK 15 Mod 31 SeaRAM upgrade kits and associated hardware to the service branch over a three-year period, the Department of Defense said Friday. The military and aerospace ...
Conducting and facilitating cyber operations is one line of effort set forth in the Department of the Navy’s first-ever Cyber Strategy, which was released in November 2023. A key part of this broad objective is “mixing and matching the correct combination of non-kinetic effects,” one of which is electronic warfare, or EW. Join us at the...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce the selection of Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro as a winner of the Wash100 Award for 2024. The Popular Vote Competition of the 2024 Wash100 Award runs through April 30, 2024. Click here to vote for Carlos Del Toro as one of your favorite GovCon industry leaders!...
In May 2022, the U.S. Navy solidified its focus on unmanned systems with the establishment of the Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, a unit dedicated to unmanned surface vessels experimentation and fleet advocacy for the surface force. Since then, the service branch has continued to invest heavily in USV research, development and deployment eff...
U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro accepted his 2023 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the elite recognition. Wash100 reached its 10th anniversary this year, a reflection of its enduring legacy as the government contracting industry’s highest honor. In each iteration o...
Digital transformation efforts are sweeping the U.S. Department of Defense as the military services race to attain the benefits a strong digital ecosystem can offer. Achieving this goal requires swift, coordinated efforts across all involved parties, and according to experts in the field, the department must place a heavy emphasis on its people...
The Department of the Navy has recognized the need for modernization and is working tirelessly to ensure that its forces are properly equipped for today’s constantly evolving battlespace. Informed by both Department of Defense-wide and internal strategies, the DON is taking major steps toward a future-ready fleet. For Rear Adm. Fred...
In an age of rapidly intensifying global competition, the U.S. Department of the Navy (DON) is investing heavily in numerous initiatives guided by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro’s three enduring priorities: strengthening maritime dominance, empowering the DON’s people and strengthening partnerships. Since the release of these priorities in ...
Modernization is currently a top priority for the U.S. Navy, and the service branch has already revamped its Navigation Plan to reflect the urgent need for cutting-edge capabilities. More recently, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, ordered the development of a 30-year infrastructure modernization plan, ...
In light of recent advancements in autonomous technologies, the Department of Defense has made tremendous efforts to understand the role of these tools in warfighting operations and fully harness the benefits autonomy can provide. When implementing these technologies, cultivating a relationship between human operators and new technology is cruc...
