Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
First Ford Carrier Delivered To The Navy
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier at Newport News, Virginia on Wednesday, the Navy said Thursday. The delivery comes after the […]
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Air Force
Pratt & Whitney Pitching Engine Upgrades For B-52, F-35
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], is pitching engine upgrades to prolong the life of the U.S. Air Force’s aging B-52 […]
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Navy/USMC
U.S. Navy To Issue MQ-25 Tanker Solicitation
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to release a solicitation for the MQ-25 Air System Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Program to Boeing [BA], General Atomics [GA], Lockheed Martin […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy’s First Ford Carrier Finishes Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), completed its second set of sea trails, called acceptance trials, on May 26. The acceptance trials […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Awards Boeing $89 Million For F/A-18E/F IRST Block II
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing [BA] an $89 million contract on Thursday to fully incorporate the Block II Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) into the F/A-18 E/F […]
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International
U.S. Conducts First FONOPS Of Administration, China Objects
The U.S. Navy conducted its first freedom of navigation operations (FONOPS) islands claimed by China in the South China Sea since the start of the Trump Administration, according to a […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy’s First Ford Carrier Begins Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), has begun its second set of sea trials called acceptance trials, on Wednesday. The builder’s sea […]
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Navy/USMC
Administration Supports One Additional LCS Over Budget Request
The Trump Administration is “supportive” of procuring two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) in fiscal year 2018 rather than the one in the federal budget request released Tuesday, the acting Navy […]
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Navy/USMC
Administration Supports One Additional LCS Over Budget Request
The Trump Administration is “supportive” of procuring two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) in fiscal year 2018 rather than the one in the federal budget request released Tuesday, the acting Navy […]
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Navy/USMC
FY 2018 Navy Budget Request Holds Steady On Procurement
The U.S. Navy’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget request released Tuesday increases Navy funding from $135 billion to $145 billion, but most of the new money goes into the operations […]