Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNewport News Begins Steam Testing on the USS Abraham Lincoln
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding began final testing of the steam-powered systems aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and is on track to redeliver the ship […]
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CyberMarine Corps Strengthening Cyber Space Operations, Organization
The Marine Corps’ senior leadership last month blessed a number or recommendations to improve how the service meets its operational needs for cyber security and the larger mission of information […]
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ArmyOshkosh JLTV Prevailed Despite Loss Earlier In Program
A close watcher of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program could be forgiven for discounting Oshkosh [OSK] as the eventual winner of the $30 billion contract to replace Army […]
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ArmyOshkosh Wins Initial $6 Billion Contract To Build JLTV
Oshkosh [OSK] has been awarded a $6.7 billion contract to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which replaces large portions of the Army and Marine Corps Humvee fleets. Oshkosh’s […]
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CyberNavy Cyber Task Force Looks To Transition To Permanent Structure Within Leadership
A year-old task force that has been conducting a holistic and enterprise-wide review of how the Navy organizes, resources and better positions itself for its cyber security needs shortly plans […]
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Navy/USMCNavy to Issue RFP for MQ-8C Radar By End of August
The Navy intends to release a request for proposals (RFP) by Aug. 31 for a maritime search radar for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial system, according to a solicitation from […]
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Navy/USMCHII Lays Keel for Second Ford-class Aircraft Carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding [HII] on Aug. 22 laid the keel for the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). “The keel-laying for […]
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Navy/USMCF-35, LHA-6 Coming Soon to the Asia Pacific
The United States is beefing up its posture in the Asia-Pacific region and will be moving some of its newest capabilities—such as the F-35, destroyers and a freshly-built amphibious ship—to […]
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Air ForceCarter Calls For Services To Identify Specific Jobs Unsuitable For Women
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Aug. 20 that all ground combat jobs will be open to women unless service chiefs can deliver convincing reasons, backed by data, that certain […]
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Navy/USMCiRobot Awarded $4 Million Contract for FirstLook Bots
iRobot [IRBT] picked up a $4 million order from the Navy for an undisclosed number of 110 FirstLook robots, the company said on Wednesday. The 110 FirstLook is a rugged […]