Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Boeing Super Hornets Receiving Block III Upgrades
Dozens of Boeing [BA] F/18 E/F Super Hornets are to receive avionics upgrades under the Block III program to improve information exchange speeds and allow the sharing of streaming video […]
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Budget
Navy Pushes Back Frigate Schedule To Avoid LCS Issues
The Navy’s FY 2021 budget request pushed back the new guided-missile frigate, FFG(X), schedule to avoid moving too fast as was the case for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a […]
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Navy/USMC
After Leidos Win On NGEN, Initial Focus Is On Transition
After winning the Navy’s potential $7.7 billion contract last week for network support services, Leidos [LDOS] initially will be focused on developing transition plans to move services away from the […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Budget Request Down $4 Billion For Eight Ships, Plans To Retire First Four LCSs
The Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request adds only eight battle force ships, two fewer than previously planned, while also planning to retire four Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Martin Nabs Another $348 Million For F-35 Long-Lead Materials
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a modification worth up to $348 million for long-lead materials and support for 43 Lot 15 F-35s. This Feb. […]
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Navy/USMC
Airbus Files Protest Against Leonardo’s Navy Trainer Helo Win
Airbus Helicopters lodged a protest last week with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the Navy choosing Leonardo for the Navy’s new helicopter training aircraft. Last month, Naval Air Systems […]
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Navy/USMC
Boeing Delivers First Upgraded Super Hornet To Navy
Boeing [BA] delivered the first F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet to the Navy under Service Life Modification (SLM) updates, the company said Thursday. The SLM is part of the Navy’s effort […]
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Navy/USMC
Leidos Wins $7.7 Billion Navy NGEN-R IT Contract
The Navy awarded Leidos [LDOS] a potential $7.7 billion contract Wednesday for the Service Management, Integration and Transport (SMIT) portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network Re-compete (NGEN-R). NGEN is […]
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Navy/USMC
Raytheon Excalibur S Munition Passes Navy Test
The new Raytheon [RTN] Excalibur S precision-guided munition successfully made direct hits on moving targets in a U.S. Navy test, the company said Wednesday. The test occurred at Yuma Proving […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Orders Additional G/ATOR Radars From Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Wednesday the company has received an order from the Marine Corps for two additional Ground/Air Task Oriented Radars (G/ATOR). The new order adds to a full-rate […]