Navy/USMC

The F-35B, the Marine Corps variant of the Lightning II, has undergone its first power module and engine swap at sea, the Navy said Nov. 9. The milestone occurred in […]

The U.S. Navy has issued a request for information (RFI) on capabilities that could lead to the development of the Next Generation Land Attack Weapon (NGLAW), a potential successor to […]

The F-35 aircraft is so good at fusing information received via sensors that it negatively impacts the training its pilots receive, according to a pilot. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott […]

An overhaul of the USS Boise (SSN-764) might be contracted out to the private sector because it would take an overtaxed public shipyard too long to do the work, according […]

The head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), who has called cybersecurity a high priority, said his organization has stepped up its efforts to make Navy ships less vulnerable to […]

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is conducting an “engineering review” to determine if recent equipment troubles experienced by several Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) point to design or “systemic” issues, according […]

The Defense Department late Wednesday forced a $6 billion contract on Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the ninth lot of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, effectively breaking a negotiating logjam but prompting […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] announced Nov. 3 that its operating income totaled $175 million in the third quarter, down 12.5 percent from the same period last year, as revenue declined […]

The Navy is making progress in fixing remaining technical problems with the first Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN-78) and expects to set a revised delivery date for the ship by year’s […]

A U.S. Navy official expressed optimism Nov. 2 that the service will ultimately be able to use the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite, which experienced a glitch […]