Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCUSS Fort Worth Standing By In AirAsia Recovery
The USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), the third of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships, has left its port in Singapore for a possible role in the search and recovery of an […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Delivers 36th JSF in 2014 to Meet Production Goal
The Defense Department accepted its 36th F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Monday, completing the production goal for the year and demonstrating prime contractor Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] ability to ramp up […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-8C Fire Scout Makes First At-Sea Flight in Testing on USS Jason Dunham
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter off the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), marking the unmanned system’s first at-sea flight […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Base Ship Contract To NASSCO
The Navy has awarded a $498 million contract to General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO yard for the detailed design and construction of a ship intended to serve as a mobile base. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Pricing Methodology Flawed On CANES Award, GAO Says
The Navy’s decision to exclude CGI Federal, one of seven companies that offered a bid for the service’s next afloat IT network, relied on a methodology for evaluating pricing that […]
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Navy/USMCAegis Upgrades Complete On Two Destroyers
The Navy has finished upgrading the Aegis Weapon System for two destroyers that give the ships the capability of carrying out in-theater air fighting as well as taking out ballistic […]
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Business/FinancialSparton Acquires Sonar Components Maker Argotec
Sparton Corp. [SPA] on Monday said it has acquired sonar transducer products and components maker Argotec, Inc., adding to its core expertise in navigation and exploration. “Although not material in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Setting Up UCLASS Fleet Integration Team At Southern California Base
The Navy plans to set up a team to focus on the integration of its envisioned aircraft carrier-based drone known as UCLASS at its Point Mugu base in southern California, […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Awards GD $36.5 Million Contract To Develop Advanced Submarine Technologies
General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat won a $36.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms, the company said on […]
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Navy/USMCV-22 Readiness Not Optimal, Marine Commander Says
The commander of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) that recently completed a nine-month run in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions said the readiness level of V-22 Ospreys was below […]