Navy/USMC

The Navy is both looking at plans to get wartime surge capability for protracted conflicts but at the same time is worried about limited repair capabilities. Program Executive Officer for […]

The Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ships this weeksaid the Navy is working to mature new technology and use land-based test sites while trying to make only reasonable risks in […]

The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) finished acceptance trials this month and is now due to be delivered to the Navy in 2021. The ship was […]

General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) and a union representing 4,300 striking employees at the Maine-based shipyard have agreed to a new contract following a two-month strike, both said […]

To effectively operate across an increasingly complex maritime environment, naval forces must be equipped with flexible, modular and scalable technologies capable of supporting multiple mission sets. L3Harris Technologies’ Iver™4 Autonomous […]

Pittsburgh, Pa.-based autonomy systems integrator Near Earth Autonomy is partnering with Kaman Aerospace [KAMN] and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to develop an autonomy system specifically for the K-MAX helicopter, […]

Maintenance work performed on aircraft carriers and submarines at four Navy shipyards is years behind schedule due to unplanned work and performance issues leading to negative impacts on military readiness, […]

The Navy’s top acquisition official approved a $400 million and two-year performance period extension for the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command’s (NAVWAR) Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP). IWRP was established […]

A downsized two week-long Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise kicked off on Aug. 17 off the coast of Hawaii, limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recorded opening […]

The Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] a $126 million contract on Aug. 14 to plan the USS Hartford‘s (SSN-768) engineered overhaul (EOH) availability. The Los Angeles-class attack submarine […]