Navy/USMC

The Defense Department said it has finished a new $34 billion deal with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to buy 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the U.S. and international customers, reducing the […]

A top Navy official said the service is unlikely to reach above 310 ships at current funding levels, let alone the congressionally-mandated goal of 355 ships. “Will we get to […]

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) finished nearly two years of necessary repairs in Japan and went underway for comprehensive at-sea testing on Oct. 27. DDG-56 collided […]

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) got underway and headed back out to sea trials off the coast of Virginia on Oct. 25 after finishing a 15-month post-shakedown […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy is planning to issue a draft request for proposals (RFP) for a common medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) by the end of this calendar year, […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy expects the submarine community to increasingly take the lead in offensive mine warfare going forward, a service official said here Tuesday. “The submarine community has […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Navy official said the service’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)-based mine countermeasures (MCM) mission packages (MPs) needs help from industry to work the mission faster. “What’s really […]

The State Department approved a potential $150 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to refurbish the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate ex-Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) for Bahrain. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]

The Navy is “pretty close to finishing the work” on repairs to the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), with completion measured in “weeks, not months,” Naval Sea Systems Command Commander […]

The Navy has selected Sean Burke, the deputy program executive officer for tactical air programs, to serve as the new service’s deputy assistant secretary for sustainment (DASN-S). Assistant Secretary for […]