Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCHail To The King: Marine Corps’ First CH-53K Lands At New River
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. – A light drizzle cleared just in time for the Marine Corps newest helicopter to land, five hours and one refueling stop from […]
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Navy/USMCLCS Missile Test Marks End Of First Missile Module Phase
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) conducted a live-fire missile exercise on May 11 that completed the first phase of the LCS Mission Modules (MM) program Surface-to-Surface Mission Module […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Awarded $242 Million RAM Block 2 Contract
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on Thursday awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $242 million contract for a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile round pack destined for the […]
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Navy/USMCWittman Sketches Shipbuilding Challenges: Maintain $26 Billion But Add $3 Billion When Columbia Subs Start
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower panel on Thursday said the FY ’18 shipbuilding authorization of $26.2 billion should be maintained before adding $3 billion when […]
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ArmyMattis To Congress, FAA: Military Needs More Authority To Shoot Down Drones Over Bases
Privately owned drones routinely violate restricted airspace over military bases, ships and airfields and the Pentagon wants more authority to shoot them down, Defense Secretary James Mattis on May 9 […]
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Air ForceDoD, Lockheed Martin Agree To Resume F-35 Deliveries
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has resumed delivering F-35 Lightning IIs to the U.S. Department Defense after a corrosion problem halted those shipments for over a month. The “acceptance hold,” which was […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Awarded $175 Million Navy Contract For More Laser-Guided Rockets
Britain’s BAE Systems was awarded a $175 million U.S. Navy award to produce 7,000 more Advance Precision Kill Weapio System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets, the company said Tuesday. This award falls […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues RFI For Common Hull Auxiliary Sealift Ship Featuring Modules, Will Hold Industry Day
The Navy on Monday issued a Request for Information (RFI) and announced an Industry Day to help develop the replacement for the service’s old sealift and auxiliary ships. The notice, […]
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ArmyMaintenance Issues Cloud JLTV Full-Rate Production Decision
Both the Army and Marine Corps are forging ahead with production of 56,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), although the trucks have failed to meet some maintenance-related performance thresholds, according […]
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Navy/USMCGD Electric Boat Investing $852 Million In Groton Shipyard For Columbia-Class Sub Building, Millions More in Rhode Island
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) last week announced a partnership with General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat (EB) wherein the company will invest $852 million in its Groton shipyard and hire […]