U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon Additional $590M for Next-Generation Jammer System

by | Dec 9, 2024
The "revolutionary" airborne electronic attack system is slated to be deployed on carrier-based Boeing Growler jets. Work under the contract will take place in McKinney and three other U.S. cities, Raytheon parent RTX said.
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North Texas STEM Platform Partners with U.S. Navy to Teach Submarine-Building Skills in Schools
by | Oct 10, 2024
As global threats continue to rise, the U.S. Navy has urgent need for something silent beneath the seas—new submarines to augment its existing fleet. But America’s submarine industry will need to hire 140,000 skilled employees over the next decade to meet the service's growing demand. Now Southlake-based Learning Blade, a STEM career exploration platform for grades 5–9, is diving in to help address this critical workforce shortage—by sparking a new generation of sub builders.
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Raytheon Awarded $192M for U.S. Navy’s Next‑Gen Electronic Jamming System, with Part of Project in Dallas
by | Oct 1, 2024
Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer-MBX is an airborne electronic attack system carried by the Boeing EA-18G Growler, a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft. Work on the upgraded system will take place in Dallas and three other U.S. cities "through 2027," Raytheon said.
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Raytheon Awarded U.S. Navy Mentor Protégé Contracts to Support Operational AI Development
by | Jul 29, 2024
DFW-based Colin Whelan, president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon, said that through the program, "We'll leverage commercial innovations that can make meaningful contributions to our defense capabilities and ultimately, the success of our servicemen and women."
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Dallas’ One Network Enterprises Acquired for $839M by Arizona-Based Blue Yonder

by | Mar 29, 2024
One Network's solutions help everyone from Tom Thumb to the U.S. Navy gain end-to-end visibility and control over their supply chains. Founder and chairman Greg Brady says the company's acquisition by Blue Yonder will form "a backbone" of the "new supply chain of the future."
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Elbit Systems of America and RTX Get $16M from U.S. Navy for Pilot Helmet-Mounted Display System
by | Sep 8, 2023
The Zero-G Helmet Mounted Display System+ from Collins Elbit Vision Systems—a joint venture between Fort Worth-based Elbit Systems of America and RTX business Collins Aerospace—gives 21st-century Navy pilots "an augmented view of the battle space" for "faster decision making, increasing survivability, and effectiveness."
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$390M Hensley Field Redevelopment Awaits Resolution of Dallas, U.S. Navy Cleanup Litigation
by | Aug 21, 2023
A 20-year, $390 million city of Dallas master plan for redeveloping Hensley Field in southwest Dallas is on hold pending environmental cleanup by the U.S. Navy. According to the Dallas Morning News, the city is suing the Navy yet again to get the cleanup finished, so the "hidden gem" can come to life.
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The Last Word: VEX Robotics’ Tony Norman on the 30,000 Students from 50 Countries Competing in Dallas for the 2023 World Championship
by | Apr 24, 2023
Robots, start your engines! Beginning Tuesday through May 4, more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 50 countries are bringing their custom-built robots to the REC Foundation's 16th annual VEX Robotics World Championship at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
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Marine Vet Creates Evacuation Tech To Light Up ‘Pathways To Safety’ in an Emergency

by | Jun 21, 2022
Go-To-Green's patented audio-visual system can detect both the sound of a fired gunshot and the pressure change made by a bullet in the air. The system lights up to direct people to the safest exit—and tracks the source of shots.

In North Texas, the system is currently being installed in Anna's city hall, and talks are underway with three school systems and a grocery chain, the startup's CEO told us.
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Irving-based Fluor receives $1.16B contract extension for Navy nuclear propulsion work [Photo: Fluor]
Irving-based Fluor Gets $1.16B Contract Extension for Navy Nuclear Propulsion Work
by | Nov 1, 2021
When you think of Irving, you probably don't think "submarines." Well, you should start. Irving is home to the headquarters of Fluor, whose subsidiary Fluor Marine Propulsion got the one-year extension to work on naval nuclear propulsion technology at Navy Nuclear Laboratory sites in New York, Pennsylvania, and Idaho. 
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UTA Fires Up Heat Shield Research with New Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
by | Jul 17, 2019
The wind tunnel will be used for research funded by $1.5 million in grants from the Office of Naval Research. Speed creates heat-producing friction, and the funding will go toward studying shields to protect hypersonic vehicles.
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R&D: $1M to Ward Off ‘Malicious Insiders,’ UTA & Naval Surface Warfare Center Reach Pact
by | Oct 5, 2018
Also, you'll learn about a researcher who's studying the effects of even mild traumatic brain injuries on veterans. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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