Navy/USMC

Two former defense industry officials, Army officers, and a Beltway think-tank analyst are included on President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Department transition team. The list of nine names was published on […]

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), whose name has been run through the rumor mill this week as a possible candidate for Secretary of Defense under President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday emphasized […]

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md. — The U.S. Navy expects to issue a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Future Frigate in the middle of fiscal year 2017 and a final […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) prior to the election ripped Defense Secretary Ashton Carter for “yet another delay” in the F-35’s completion of system development and […]

A Pentagon watchdog agency is urging the Navy to reassess or even cancel its Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) program, saying the mine-hunting effort is struggling. The Knifefish has been […]

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 […]