Navy/USMC

The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program has begun test-firing missiles from its surface-to- surface missile module (SSMM), which is designed to counter small boats. During a Feb. 28 […]

The Navy, which began developing the small, lightweight Spike missile over a decade ago to teach young engineers how to build weapons, is now looking to get the missile into warfighters’ […]

All the traditional helicopters that the military will field are either already in service or under development and any future work will feed directly into the multi-service Future Vertical Lift […]

The fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations bill released Thursday slams the F-35 program, accusing it of, among other things, allegedly not contracting for the proper number of aircraft in each […]

President Donald Trump visited the first Ford-class aircraft carrier March 2 to renew his call to expand the Navy, saying a larger fleet is needed to defend the United States. […]

The U.S. Navy and General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat may soon wrap up negotiations on the detail design contract for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, an industry official said March […]

The same afternoon President Donald Trump prescribed a $54 billion boost in military spending, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon questioned both the need for such a funding bump and […]

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 […]

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 […]