Navy/USMC
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ArmyYearlong Stopgap Funding Would Be ‘Punch,’ ‘Roundhouse To The Face’ For Military Services
Under a continuing resolution (CR) that lasts the entire fiscal year, the military services will be forced to make cuts to already deficient readiness accounts, ground aircraft and halt new-start […]
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Navy/USMCNew Navy Team Promoting Unmanned Systems Integration On Submarines
The U.S. Navy has stood up a team within the past year to promote the integration of unmanned systems with submarines, a service official said March 21. The team brings […]
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PentagonDoD Requests $30 Billion Supplemental
The Pentagon on Thursday requested an additional $30 billion in fiscal year 2017 funding as part of its “supplemental.” The $30 billion includes nearly $25 billion in base funding plus […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans More Submarine Maintenance At Private Shipyards
The U.S. Navy plans to continue relying on private shipyards for scheduled submarine maintenance periods due to a work backlog at public shipyards, according to a service official. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Lab To Test Small, Four-Legged Robot
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is developing a backpack-portable, four-legged robot to conduct surveillance for ground troops on terrain that is too difficult for wheeled or tracked systems to […]
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Navy/USMCAir Force, Navy Exploring Joint Effort To Replace Command Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force and Navy have begun studying the possibility of pursuing a cooperative effort to replace their aging command-and-control aircraft. Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, […]
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CyberNavy Awards Contracts For Cyberspace Research And Technology Integration
The U.S. Navy awarded four indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts worth a combined almost $76 million to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering, and technology integration, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Contracted […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Building ‘Path’ To Larger Ship Fleet
The U.S. Navy has begun developing a plan to implement its recently unveiled goal of expanding its fleet by dozens of ships, according to a service official. “There are ongoing […]
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PentagonSelva Says Nuclear Deterrent Modernization Is DoD’s Top Priority, B-21 Passes PDR
Not only is modernizing and recapitalizing the nuclear deterrent the Pentagon’s top priority, but modernizing the system’s command and control (C2) capabilities is another prerogative, according to officials. The Defense […]