Navy/USMC

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] announced April 20 that it has decided against forming a joint venture with energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan Inc. [KMI] to redevelop HII’s Avondale naval shipyard […]

Despite a surge in requests for ballistic missile defense (BMD) ships, the Navy’s latest budget requests cuts funding that would upgrade nine destroyers with the newest BMD and combat capabilities. […]

The CH-53K transport helicopter program has found a mechanical problem in the main gearbox and is in the process of designing a fix, according to a Navy official. Quill rods […]

BAE Systems [BA] on April 13 debuted the design of a new guided projectile that can be fired from its 57mm Mk 110 naval gun system. The company believes it […]

The Marine Corps is injecting its Marine expeditionary units with a small special operations detachment to facilitate greater cooperation between SOF and Marine forces. The first deployment of a Special […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] expects to receive a U.S. Navy contract late this year to begin buying materials for the third Ford-class aircraft carrier, Enterprise (CVN-80), according to a company […]

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has shown shortcomings in its diagnostic capabilities, leading to false positives that have put an added burden on maintainers, according to its program executive […]

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is in the midst of a series of tests to advance swarming technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).  Recent demonstrations involved launching small UAVs […]

The Navy is aiming to be ready with a request for proposals and technical data package for its new frigate by fiscal year 2017 so that it can procure the […]

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced on April 15 the creation of a new office and senior civilian official charged with boosting the profile of unmanned systems. Mabus will appoint a […]