Navy/USMC

The House Armed Services Committee proposal for modernizing the Navy’s Ticonderoga-class fleet will likely be a point of contention when the full committee meets next week to amend the National […]

Accelerating cruiser modernization and the procurement of the Navy’s new amphibious ship are two of the priorities listed in the House Armed Services Committee’s seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s defense […]

Faster modernization of the Army National Guard’s aging UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter fleet and reports investigating the F-35’s engine and logistics system are among the proposed additions to the defense […]

The Navy is on track to procure its newest, most advanced flight of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, with a Defense Acquisition Board in early fiscal year 2016 paving the way for […]

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 […]