Navy/USMC

Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller is appreciative of the authority Congress has granted service chiefs to make purchasing decisions and speed new weapons to the field, but laws governing Defense […]

The Defense Department announced several flag officer nominations and assignments on Tuesday and Wednesday, including the assignment of a new Director of Naval Intelligence. Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced […]

Buoyed by all of its operating segments, General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday reported strong fourth quarter top and bottom lines to finish 2017 and the company said a new tax […]

In the most recent chapter of a long running battle to resolve a contested contract, PAE’s joint venture, DZSP 21, is going to federal court to resolve a base support […]

The Navy awarded BAE Systems, Inc.  A $47 million contract option to deliver four more Mk 45 5-inch naval guns, upgrading existing units, the company said Monday. This is a […]

The Navy awarded Britain’s BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Inc.’s Continental Maritime [HII], and General Dynamics National Steels and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) [GD] a combined $238 million modification for maintenance of […]

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Huntington Ingalls Inc. [HII] its largest modification yet, $125 million, for the contract repairing the heavily damaged USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), the Pentagon said […]

Every sector of the defense industrial base has been hit by a decline in contracts first from the military drawdown from lengthy wars in the Middle East and Asia and […]

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis unveiled on Friday a strategy for sharpening the U.S. military’s competitive advantage against near-peer adversaries Russia and China by modernizing the force, strengthening alliances and building […]

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) told Congress on Thursday that a new 30-year shipbuilding plan will be delivered to the legislature next month along with the Trump administration’s fiscal […]