Navy/USMC

The vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said she feels like Congress does not understand all the inputs for the Navy’s future fleet plans  and is skeptical […]

The vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Monday argued against the repeating idea of retiring an aircraft carrier early to save money. While speaking during a […]

The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of five P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft to Germany for $1.77 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of […]

The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.5 billion modification on March 11 for the joint Army-Navy program to develop a common rocket and hypersonic glide vehicle for both services, […]

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report this month recommended the Navy should not buy more than six new CH-53K King Stallion helicopters per year until the initial operational test and […]

The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Wednesday told a congressional panel he sees directed energy weapons are the “way of the future,” particularly in helping with terminal defense. During […]

Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue a sole source request for proposals for a two-year contract to Aerovironment, Inc. to procure up to 120 Blackwing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for […]

The head of Indo-Pacific Command said the U.S. must invest in more defensive capabilities in the region to counter Chinese advancements, particularly reiterating the need for an Aegis Ashore System […]

The Navy accepted delivery of the new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) on March 8. DDG-118 was built by General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) […]

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a new contract to Cobham Mission Systems for new GGU-25 oxygen concentrators that will be part of a fleet-wide systems upgrade for […]