Navy/USMC

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Trump Administration’s proposed 2018 defense budget falls short of the dramatic boost to military spending he has repeatedly promised, focusing instead on beefing up near-term combat capabilities while setting […]

Adding to its technology base in the area of unmanned underwater systems, L3 Technologies [LLL] last Friday acquired Open Water Power, Inc., a small developer of power generation technologies. Terms […]

The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) completed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the South China Sea on May 18, the Navy said Friday. A PASSEX includes […]

The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull released Australia’s first Naval Shipbuilding Plan last Tuesday, outlining the country’s largest shipbuilding and sustainment program with $970 million of investments. The funds are set […]

The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $304 million modification on Tuesday to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract to procure three low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 2 MQ-4C Triton […]