Navy/USMC

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $252 million modification to procure three low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 4 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Dec. […]

The Navy recently declared the U.S. 2nd Fleet has reached full operational capability (FOC) over a year after the force was reestablished in the summer of 2018. The Navy said […]

The Navy awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $1.03 billion contract for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) full rate production requirements, spares, and round design agent. The December 20 award covers multi-year procurement of […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] won a $1.96 billion modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ships for Saudi Arabia. The MMSC is based […]

The final defense appropriations bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary of the Navy to create a maintenance delay report for naval warships after years of delays going back to […]

The future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19) finished acceptance trials in Lake Michigan on Dec. 13, the Navy and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Dec. 18. […]

Oshkosh Defense [OSK] on Tuesday evening received an $804 million order to deliver Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) for the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy, as well as the […]

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said a team of government and industry engineers have solved and mitigated an engine integration issue for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter this week. […]

The final defense appropriations bill allows certain parts of the new FFG(X) future frigate program to be supplied from foreign sources, but requires a study on incorporating certain domestic components […]

The fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill adds amphibious vessels to the Trump administration’s request for new Navy ships but took out the requested third attack submarine. The Navy requested […]