Navy/USMC

The Navy released the request for proposals (RFP) for the design, development and fabrication of the Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) on Dec. 23. The service said it […]

The U.S. Navy and Boeing [BA] recently proved the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet can operate via a ski jump ramp in testing, a necessary step for India’s aircraft carriers, the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]