http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 6:10:17 EST Navistar Defense LLC [NAV], Indigen Armor and SAIC [SAI] Tuesday said they will team for the coming U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) program. The command requires a highly mobile, roll-off mission-ready platform... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16697.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Ford Motor Co. [F] and its team of Raytheon [RTN] and Future Force have decided not to bid for the Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). “Ford has a long history of working with the U.S. government, and we continue to look at new ideas and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16678.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon’s decision to move into production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter before it had been adequately tested was a crucial mistake that is still taking a toll on the most expensive program in the building’s history, the acting... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16669.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday issued Strategic Direction to the Joint Force, saying he expects “a new valuation of risk” as the joint force of 2020 is developed. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said, "Today’s troubled... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16670.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Two powerful lawmakers sent letters to the defense secretary and government auditors yesterday decrying the Pentagon’s decision to lift a probation on the development of a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Senate Armed Services... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16672.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The first of the Navy’s next generation of narrowband tactical satellites is set for launch later this month, with the entire constellation on course for operations within four years. The Mobile User Objective Satellite (MUOS) was loaded into its... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16643.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Navy’s 5th Fleet has received software upgrades to the Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes under an urgent need to address a potential capability gap. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) spent 18 months... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16645.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems yesterday said they have teamed to develop, demonstrate and produce the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round. The companies have been maturing... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16622.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Northrop Grumman [NOC] has won the competition for the Navy’s next generation ship-based tactical network over rival Lockheed Martin [LMT] and will deliver the initial systems to the fleet. The Pentagon said late yesterday afternoon that Northrop... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16627.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Navy is reassessing its longstanding goal of building and sustaining a 313-ship fleet in light of budget reductions and the reshaping of global military footprint, the chief of U.S. Fleet Forces Command said yesterday. Adm. John Harvey told reporters at a... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16615.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The massive Navy and Marine Corps exercises that got underway this week involve confronting challenges that could be encountered in the Strait of Hormuz, but are not specifically designed to deal with Iran, senior officers said yesterday. The commander of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16618.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday they have teamed up to bid on the next contract to enhance the Navy’s electronic warfare program’s attack capability. Northrop Grumman [NOC] also said it intends to bid when the Navy issues a... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16620.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan and Iraq. The contract includes options that, if fully... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16588.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Navy is proceeding with plans to deploy a mobile base to support forward operations as the military looks to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific and toward a larger maritime role in the Middle East. The plan was outlined in a budget document released... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16593.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon is “quite serious” about applying so-called reversibility to budget decisions that impact the defense industry, a senior official said yesterday. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy said reversibility, the noting of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16597.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The program manager for the Littoral Combat Ship’s sea-frame is under investigation following allegations of “inappropriate personal behavior,” the Navy said Friday. Capt. Jeff Riedel has been temporarily reassigned pending the outcome of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16575.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Obama administration’s focus on expanding the military presence in the Asia-Pacific likely spared the Navy from taking any major hits to its shipbuilding programs, but plans to delay construction on some vessels beyond the next five years could... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16583.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Lower sales, higher pension expenses and decreased tax credits led Lockheed Martin [LMT] to report lower profits in its fourth quarter. The company expects sales to decline further in 2012 with earnings either down or flat compared to 2011. Net income... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16557.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon plans to delay procurement of the Navy’s next ballistic missile submarine by two years to curtail risks associated with developing the new platform, and to meet overall budget requirements in an era of reduced spending, the Defense... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16559.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Pentagon leaders proposed multiple weapons-program changes yesterday--including cutting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement, cancelling block 30 Global Hawk drones, and delaying the new ballistic-missile submarine--in the opening salvo of a battle with... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/16561.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST