Navy/USMC
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Budget
Sen. McCain Urges Navy To Expand Competition For Future Frigate
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged the Navy Feb. 28 to open its Future Frigate program to more competition to ensure it gets the most capable ship […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Delays Disposal Of First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy has canceled a request for proposals for dismantling and recycling the ex-USS Enterprise (CVN-65), saying it needs more time to determine how to conduct the first-ever disposal […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Secretary Nominee Bilden Withdraws
Investment manager Philip Bilden, the Trump administration’s nominee to be Navy secretary, has withdrawn from consideration, citing “privacy concerns and significant challenges he faced in separating himself from his business […]
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Cyber
Navy Awards Four Multiple-Award Contracts For Procurement of Information Communication Technology And Equipment
The U.S. Navy awarded four separate indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed multiple-award five year contracts for procurement of information communication technology/equipment (ICT/E), the Defense Department said Thursday. The awardees are Cypher Analytics, […]
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Air Force
Bell Helicopter Eyes Middle East V-22 Market As It Nears Completion Of Next-Gen Tiltrotor
ABU DHABI – Because of past and ongoing operations in U.S. Central Command, many countries in the region have seen first-hand what the V-22 is capable of in combat and […]
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Cyber
Cyber Command Chief Aims To Delegate Offensive Warfare
The head of U.S. Cyber Command is trying to push offensive cyber warfare down to the “operational tactical level” in the next five to 10 years. “Offensive cyber, in some […]
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Budget
DoD To Send Budget Amendment To Hill In ‘Days’
The Pentagon plans to send a proposed fiscal year 2017 budget amendment to Congress “in a matter of days,” a Navy official said Feb. 23. “This amended budget is intended […]
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Navy/USMC
Northrop Grumman Completes Successful Initial Integration Test Of G/ATOR Radar System
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the U.S. Marine Corps successfully completed the initial integration event (IIE) for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system in Nov. 2016, the company said Thursday. […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin To Relocate Fleet Ballistic Missile Program To Other Facilities
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Thursday said it plans to relocate its California-based Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program to other U.S. locations to improve affordability and centralize mission expertise. The relocation […]