Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
DDG-118 Completes Builder’s Trials
General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the U.S. Navy completed builder’s trials on the future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Daniel Inouye on Dec. 19. The company previously announced the […]
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Navy/USMC
HII Delivers Remus 100 UUVs To Germany
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] delivered additional Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the Germany Navy, the company said Monday. The Remus 100 is a man-portable UUV designed to operate […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Picks L3Harris For Next Generation Jammer Low Band Award
The Navy awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] a $496 million contract to develop and build the Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB) program over competitor Northrop Grumman [NOC] last week. The NGJ-LB […]
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Business/Financial
Court Denies Perspecta’s NGEN Protest, Freeing Navy, Leidos To Move Forward
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims last Thursday denied a protest by losing bidder Perspecta [PRSP] over the Navy’s decision in February to award a $7.7 billion network management contract […]
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Navy/USMC
DoD Releases Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, Focuses On China Threat
The Defense Department on Thursday released its new Tri-Service Maritime Strategy among the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, with a heavy emphasis on the long-term threat from China. The […]
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Navy/USMC
GE To Provide Gas Turbine For Constellation-class Frigate
General Electric [GE] said Wednesday it won a contract to provide a gas turbine to power the new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate. Fincantieri Marinette Marine won a contract to build the […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy To Analyze Carriers In 2022, May Change CVN-82 Configuration
The Navy plans to study the configuration of the future Ford-class aircraft carrier CVN-82 in 2022 as part of an overall analysis of the future carrier force. The delayed 30-year […]
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Navy/USMC
LCS-23 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) Littoral Combat Ship finished acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday. The trials included a full-power run, maneuverability testing, surface […]
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Budget
Outgoing Trump Administration Proposes DoD Cuts To Increase Navy Fleet
The Trump administration released a fiscal year (FY) 2022 Fiscal Planning Framework (FPF) along with the long-delayed 30-year shipbuilding plan outlining cuts to other Defense Department programs to pay for […]