Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCPresidential VH-92A Helicopter On Track To Complete Development
Later this year, the VH-92A presidential helicopter program will complete an operations assessment before heading to a decision in mid-2019 on whether to proceed to the acquisition phase of the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Says It Will Extend Life Of All DDG-51s, Reaching 355 Ships in 2030s
The deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems said on Thursday that the Navy is now planning to extend the life of all of its Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile […]
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CyberIndustry Input Needed For Navy, Marine Corps Push For Tactical Cyber Operations
The sea services’ continued push of cyber activities to the tactical edge will require industry partners to deliver more resilient capabilities for offensive and training operations, according to military officials. […]
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Navy/USMCHII Awarded Navy’s LX(R) Selection
Last week the Navy announced in a FedBizOpps posting that it selected Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding to build the LX(R) amphibious transport dock replacement with Flight II San […]
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CongressNavy Might Someday Consider Buying More Than 12 Columbia-Class Submarines
The U.S. Navy, which has said for years that it wants to buy 12 Columbia-class, nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines to replace its aging Ohio-class fleet, is leaving open the possibility […]
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Navy/USMCDavidson At Fleet Forces Tapped For PACOM
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced late Tuesday that the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command is being nominated to head U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). While at Fleet Forces, Adm. […]
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Navy/USMCF-35 Chief: Program Structure Should Change As Jet Enters Production, Operation
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Impending changes to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter management structure are a natural result of the program moving from development to production and the jets becoming […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Leaving Options Open For Future Polar Icebreaker Fleet Type
As the Coast Guard prepares to review industry bids for a new heavy polar icebreaker, the service is keeping its options open for the right number and mix of polar […]
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Navy/USMCHII Sees Two Carrier Buy Saving $1.6 Billion Before GFE
National Harbor, Md. — The president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) said the company sees a two-carrier purchase of the next Gerald R. Ford-class carriers as […]
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Navy/USMCBell, Leonardo Vying For Potential Navy Training Helicopter Contract
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Textron’s [TXT] Bell Helicopter and Leonardo are touting two different approaches, pitching cost effectiveness against full requirements, for a potential Navy contract to replace its fleet […]