Navy/USMC

The fourth of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships, the USS Coronado (LCS-4), has for the first time engaged in firing exercises against fast attack boats as part of testing to […]

As the Defense Department’s Future Vertical Lift concept works its way towards becoming an official program of record, the Joint Staff is trying to determine if it can shorten the […]

The amount by which the F-35’s engine flexes during flight is greater than what the Defense Department initially anticipated, according to the head of the program. F-35 Program Executive Officer […]

TUCSON, Ariz.–The Navy’s decision to use the Hellfire Longbow as the surface missile on the Littoral Combat Ship could prove to be a costly one because it was not designed […]

The Defense Department believes it knows how an F-35A caught fire in June and the head of the program believes he will have a root cause analysis complete as to […]

The Navy has delayed the release of its Request For Proposals (RFP) for its envisioned unmanned carrier- launched aircraft until a budget review process is completed this fall, the service […]

The two losing companies in the competition for the full production of the Navy’s new ship-based information technology system have formally protested the contract award to the five firms that […]

TUCSON, Ariz.–Halting the production of the Navy’s Tomahawks before the mid-life recertification of the cruise missiles already in the fleet could result in shortages of new parts that may be […]

TUCSON, Ariz.—The Navy formally took delivery of the newest version of the Rolling Airframe Missile for ship defense, a Block 2 variant designed for greater range and improved maneuverability and […]

The Navy Wednesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $122 million modification to a previously-awarded F-35 low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot VI cost-plus incentive fee contract for the procurement of […]