Navy/USMC

Boeing [BA] awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $108 million contact for Phase II of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II program. Boeing is the prime contractor for the […]

With surprisingly little notice or fanfare, a developmental VH-92 Presidential Helicopter flew from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland in September and landed on the White House South Lawn. […]

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] another $282 million undefinitized modification on Nov. 16 for more long-lead-time material and detail design to build four Multi-Mission Surface […]

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that since FY 2008 the Navy has spent over $1.5 billion on 14 attack submarines sitting idle waiting to enter a shipyard […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Lockheed Martin [LMT] designed the future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Nantucket (LCS-27) as the first LCS to receive the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and it is […]

The Navy has awarded Raytheon [RTN] and Palantir contracts to test their software offerings for potential use in the service’s next-generation logistics system, officials announced last Wednesday. Both companies are […]

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (EPF-10) from Austal USA on Nov. 15. The EPFs are non-combat ships geared to on and […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A Lockheed Martin [LMT] official said they are modifying the rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) ramp on Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as an upgrade to let […]

The Marine Corps has opened its search for a new ultra-light all-terrain tactical vehicle intended to replace the Polaris [PII] MRZR around the fiscal year 2022 timeframe. Program Executive Office […]

A top Navy official on Thursday said the next-generation submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) to be featured on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine will incorporate some elements of the current Trident […]