Navy/USMC

The U.S. Navy awarded Textron’s [TXT] AAI Corp. unit a $22 million modification for low rate initiation production (LRIP) for the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) days after the system […]

Officials leading the Pentagon’s hypersonic weapon development affirmed Monday the department is on track for the first flight test later this year under the Conventional Prompt Strike program and said […]

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly disclosed more details about the Navy’s new integrated Force Structure Assessment (FSA) Friday including that it moves toward a fleet size closer to […]

After a delay, the White House on Feb. 28 officially announced President Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Braithwaite, the current Ambassador to Norway, as the next Secretary of the Navy. […]

Top Navy leadership Thursday told the House Armed Services Committee the 30-year shipbuilding plan is being delayed past the budget release so it can be integrated with the new integrated […]

Navy leaders on Thursday admitted at a hearing that the FY 2021 shipbuilding budget request numbers slows the service’s goal of reaching 355 ships. The Navy’s FY ’21 shipbuilding request […]

The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) granted the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) Milestone C, setting up low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the system, […]

BAE Systems has received a $113.5 million deal from the Marine Corps to deliver 26 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), the company announced Wednesday. The latest low-rate initial production deal […]

ManTech [MANT] said on Wednesday it was awarded a five-year $920 million task order to modernize sensors for Navy maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft in late 2019. Last week, during […]

The top defense civilian and military officials received a stern rebuke from members of the House Armed Services Committee during a Feb. 26 hearing for submitting a new budget request […]