Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps V-22s Operational in Wake of Fatal Crash
The Marine Corps fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors remains operational in the wake of a May 17 crash that killed one and injured more than a dozen other Marines. An […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sub Chief Seeks Expanded Offensive Capabilities
Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor, commander of Navy submarine forces, wants to enhance the conventional deterrent capability of United States submersibles to include the nation’s nuclear and ballistic missile submarines. […]
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ArmyObama Taps Milley For Top Army Job, Richardson For CNO
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on May 13 announced the nominations of Gen. Mark Milley as the next Army Chief of Staff and Adm. John Richardson to become Chief of […]
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CyberNavy Launches Cyber Strategy
The U.S. Navy released the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet (FCC/C10F) five-year strategic plan on Wednesday, detailing the five strategic goals first announced last month (Defense Daily, April 9). […]
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Navy/USMCMore Demonstration, R&D Likely Needed Before Fielding UCLASS, Carter Says
Fans of the Navy’s experimental X-47B drone needn’t despair at the program’s end after this fiscal year. Although the aircraft “reached the end of what it had anticipated to do,” […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Delays Testing New Seeker for Tomahawk Missile
Raytheon [RTN], which is proposing to add a new seeker to the Tomahawk cruise missile so the U.S. Navy weapon can hit moving targets on land and at sea, has […]
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CongressRep. Forbes Advises Against Dismantling X-47B Aircraft
There’s no funding in the fiscal year 2016 budget so far to extend the Navy’s X-47B unmanned aircraft demonstrator program, but Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) doesn’t want to see the […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Must Lead on Unmanned Systems, Mabus Says
The U.S. military must continue to aggressively develop unmanned systems or risk losing its advantage to other countries that are pursuing the technology, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus warned April 30. […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Calls For Funding Of Component Program After F119 Engine Criticism
A Pratt & Whitney executive on Monday called on Congress to fund the Air Force’s Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program (CIP) following a pair of critical reports from government watchdogs […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Mulls Fate of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft
The Navy is considering a “range of options” for its X-47B unmanned aircraft now that the program has completed an aerial refueling demonstration, the last of its planned flight tests, […]