Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Awards BAE, SAIC $225 Million Amphibious Combat Vehicle Contracts
The Marine Corps on Tuesday awarded BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] contracts worth a total $225 million to build prototypes of the service’s amphibious combat vehicle. Each […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New N99 Directorate Takes On Carrier Drone Program
The Navy’s program of record for a carrier-based drone has changed hands, but the future of the program is still as secretive as ever. The service’s new N99 unmanned warfare […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Boost Unmanned System Prototyping, Experimention
Think of Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, the head of the Navy’s new N99 directorate for unmanned systems, as the service’s rapid development pioneer for robots, drones and unmanned underwater vehicles […]
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Air ForceMiltiary Services Seeking Private Industry Help on Autonomy
Autonomous systems offer a wealth of promise for the military, but working with industry to transition technology from research labs to the battlefield will be key, service officials said on […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Exceeds F-35 Low Observable Maintenance Standard
FORT WORTH, Texas—Lockheed Martin [LMT] is exceeding the Defense Department’s specification for F-35 low observable maintenance thanks to lessons learned, innovation and designing low observable as a system, according to […]
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BudgetSecond Forward Deployed Aircraft Carrier In Pacific Could Help Navy Meet Readiness Needs, Study Says
The Navy and Marine Corps are overextended and stressed, with not enough ships to meet demands and maintenance deferred as deployments become longer and longer. A new study by the […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps ACV Decision Expected Early Next Week
The Marine Corps plans to cull the field of five companies competing to build the its next amphibious vehicle to just two early next week. A spokesman for the Marine […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Introduces Cincinnati AutoDrill To F-35 Production Facility
FORT WORTH, Texas—Lockheed Martin [LMT] in December will begin operating at its F-35 production plant here a Cincinnati AutoDrill that performs overlap machining to install the left-hand and right-hand side […]
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CyberNavy Officer Warns Of ‘Cyber Mania,’ Says More Cyber Value Needed With Processes
Too often enemy cyber attackers are thought of as being more capable and better prepared than they probably are and while there is always the chance of a catastrophic cyber […]
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Navy/USMCNew CNO Calls For More Risk, Experimentation in Acquisition Process
New Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson wants to Navy to fail more—that is, he wants to see the service take more risk during the early stages of weapon […]