Navy/USMC

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), which serves the U.S. government through the operation of flagged shipping vessels, yesterday said it has acquired 3PSC, which builds and operates special mission ships for […]

The Navy is confident that the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is on track as it moves towards overcoming the problems on the first ships of the class, Rear Adm. […]

President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan to become the next head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday. The nomination […]

Faulty bolts have been found on a new Navy amphibious transport dock ship and replacing the hardware has forced a six-week delay in the delivery of the San Antonio-class (LPD-17) […]

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy and Marine Corps plan to extend the deployment of the cargo-ferrying unmanned K-MAX helicopters in Afghanistan by another six months and possibly longer, Naval Air Systems […]

General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of the naval ship repair company Earl Industries, expanding its capabilities in the ship repair market. Terms of the deal, […]

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy’s senior executive officer for unmanned aviation said this week that the planned timeframe for basing a UAV strike platform on an aircraft carrier was “pretty ambitious,” […]

A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-Raytheon [RTN] team demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), according to a Lockheed Martin statement. The demonstration took […]

As the Navy forges ahead on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, it will need to figure out how to balance the operational availability of the vessels with the maintenance […]

The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) yesterday added $130 million to President Barack Obama’s budget for industrial-base initiatives while reducing his proposed level of Pentagon funding by $100 million. During yesterday’s […]