) has been awarded a $45.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK 54 lightweight torpedo hardware, test equipment, spares and related engineering and repair services for U.S. fleet inventory and in ...
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A Short History of Naval Torpedoes

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.
A US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk launches an Mk 54 practice torpedo over the waters of Tokyo Bay during an exercise in March 2022. (US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Askia Collins) The ...
Raytheon Technologies Corporation RTX recently clinched a modification contract for the production of the MK54 lightweight torpedo MOD 0 and MOD 1 common part kits and spare torpedo components. The ...
The MK54 MOD 2 is an advancement over the MK54 MOD 0 and MOD 1, with a more advanced and lethal warhead, and enhanced target tracking and classification system. Northrop Grumman announced on Jan. 12, ...
The new lightweight autonomous torpedo will be used alongside the Mk 54 torpedo. The Royal Air Force has chosen a new UK manufactured torpedo to be used on its Poseidon MRA1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
The State Department has approved the potential sale of RTX-built (NYSE: RTX) MK 54 all-up round lightweight torpedoes and related equipment to the German government under a potential $300 million ...
Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. Raytheon has been awarded a $45.3M U.S. Navy contract to ...