Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Streamlining Acquisition Is Working, Unmanned Navy Official Says
The deputy program manager for the Navy’s unmanned maritime systems program office said the service is streamlining and quickening acquisition as the service acquisitions chief’s strategy of pushing responsibilities down […]
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Navy/USMC
Schiebel Demos Camcopter UAV Trials for Belgian Navy
Schiebel has successfully completed trials for the Camcopter S-100 anmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the Belgian Navy, the company said. The tests demonstrated search and rescue as well as maritime […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Osprey Variant to Begin Production in $4 Billion Contract
Bell [TXT] Boeing [BA] will begin V-22 work for the U.S. Navy in a contract awarded last week worth $4.2 billion. The new CMV-22B variant will serve as the Navy’s future carrier […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Expanding Network Access In The Air With New System On Osprey
The Marine Corps is beginning to field its Networking on the Move (NOTM) communication system on its MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft as it looks to expand access to its tactical […]
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Navy/USMC
Australia Picks BAE For New $26 Billion Frigate Program
Australia said on Friday it selected Britain’s BAE Systems to build its nine next-generation anti-submarine frigates in its SEA 5000 program, a program worth up to $26 billion to design, build, and […]
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International
Boeing Receives $1.5 Billion Contract To Build 28 Super Hornets For Kuwait As Planned
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.5 billion contract to build and deliver 26 F/A-18 Super Hornets to Kuwait, the Defense Department said on Wednesday. Under the contract, Boeing will […]
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Navy/USMC
House Torpedoes Extra Subs In Defense Appropriations Bill
The House’s FY ’19 defense appropriations bill passed Thursday sunk an attempt by House Armed Sevices Seapower subcommittee leaders to start funding additional submarines. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Joe […]
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Congress
Senate Panel, House Advance FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) and the full House passed their respective versions of the fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 28. The Senate panel approved its version by […]
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Navy/USMC
Bell Pitches 407GXi as Evolutionary Upgrade to Navy TH-57 Trainer
With its 407GXi, Bell [TXT] is offering the Navy an evolutionary upgrade to its TH-57 fleet, and the company is banking on the service seeing value in a modern version […]
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Navy/USMC
SPAWAR Awards ATI $100 Million To Manage New Information Warfare Consortium
The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) has awarded Advanced Technology International (ATI) a three-year, $100 million contract to manage its new consortium to rapidly procure information warfare tools, officials […]