Navy/USMC

During an Oct. 20 at-sea demonstration, Aegis combat system-equipped U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers worked with Norwegian and Spanish frigates to intercept a ballistic missile and cruise missile fired simultaneously at […]

The Navy’s long-term shipbuilding plan fails to provide the number of amphibious combat ships the Marine Corps will need to meet the various missions it will be called to perform […]

Saudi Arabia is poised to become first foreign buyer of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship after receiving State Department approval for a four-ship order. The Defense Security Cooperation […]

The Navy has pushed back the deadline to submit responses to a request for information (RFI) for the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract recompete. The original Oct. 19 deadline […]

The Navy’s frigate program has entered into the preliminary design phase, bringing the service one step closer to buying 20 upgunned Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) with improved survivability. “We now […]

In response to pressure from Congress, the Navy has launched an independent review of the remote minehunting system (RMS) built by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the centerpiece of the Littoral Combat […]

The Marine Corps is about a month away from choosing two of five companies to proceed with the next phase of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program. A downselect from […]

A year-long continuing resolution (CR) threatens to end Air Force negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] over a multi-year deal worth billions of dollars for more than 75 C-130J aircraft, Assistant […]

For the Pentagon, the question is not whether programs will have to be delayed if a yearlong continuing resolution is enacted for fiscal year 2016, it’s how many and which […]

Sea and air power were major winners in the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act conference report released on Tuesday. In their versions of the NDAA, both the House […]