Navy/USMC

The Navy’s new sub-sonic aerial target (SSAT), the BQM-177A, reached Initial Operational Capability on Feb. 27. Built by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.  [KTOS], the system is a recoverable target, […]

The U.S. military would benefit from having two more destroyers stationed in Europe, and increased ship capacity overall, U.S. European Command’s leader said March 5. Speaking at a Senate Armed […]

France’s defense procurement agency, DGA (Directiongénérale de l’armement), awarded an Airbus-led consortium a naval IT contract worth up to $170 million on Monday. The contract will last up to eight […]

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the future guided frigate program (FFG(X)) on March 1. The […]

The leaders of the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee opposed a purported Navy plan to sideline the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) by canceling its mid-life refueling in […]

The Navy and Marine Corps on Thursday announced the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the F-35C, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). To declare IOC, the first […]

The Navy’s Readiness Reform Oversight Committee (RROC) released its one year report this week, claiming progress despite not being close to finishing its reform work. The RROC is co-chaired by […]

Two Navy officials told the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the service is about 6,200 sailors short for at-sea billets and they have actively prevented ship deployments when […]

The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] an $846 million contract modification for the design, development, build, and integration of equipment for the Navy Intermediate Range […]

A Navy admiral and the head of U.S. Strategic Command sent conflicting signals in Washington on Tuesday about whether a botched welding job on long-lead parts of the Columbia-class submarine […]