Navy/USMC
-
Air ForceF-35 Program To Speed Up Fielding Of New Anti-Collision System
The U.S. Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced that it plans to accelerate the integration of the new Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) into the fighter […]
-
Navy/USMCT-ESB-4 Completes Combo Builders And Acceptance Trials
The new expeditionary sea base USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB-4) successfully finished the first combined builder’s and acceptance trials off the coast of San Diego on Jan. 19, the Navy […]
-
Navy/USMCTop Marine: Rules Must Change For Service Chiefs To Speed Acquisition
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 […]
-
Navy/USMCNew Flag Officer Assignments For Naval Intelligence Head, Moving Lead Of PE Effort
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 […]
-
Business/FinancialGD Posts Strong Fourth Quarter, Says Tax Reform Will Aid Internal Investment
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 […]
-
Navy/USMCPAE Venture Goes To Court To Challenge Navy Contract To Fluor
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 […]
-
Navy/USMCBAE Wins $47 Million For Four More Upgraded Mk 45 Naval Guns
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 […]
-
Navy/USMCBAE, HII, and GD Win $238 Million Contract For Maintenance Of Surface Combatants
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 […]
-
Navy/USMCHII Wins $125 Million Modification For More Fitz Repair Work
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 […]
-
Air ForceStudy: Drawdown, Budget Caps Have Harmed Every Sector Of Defense Industrial Base
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 […]