Navy/USMC
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InternationalAAI Unit To Provide ABE Systems For RAN Seahawk Helicopters
AAI Test & Training [TXT] this month said it received a $1.6 million award from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Lakehurst, N.J., to provide ABE systems […]
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CongressNavy Accepts Too Many Flaws On New Ships, GAO Says
The Navy has continued to accept delivery of ships containing hundreds and in some cases thousands of deficiencies despite recent efforts to improve quality control, and is not adequately pressuring […]
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BudgetAdmiral: Measures In Place To Curb Ship Deficiencies
The Navy has been working closely with its private shipbuilders to improve quality control standards and processes but cannot simply walk away from an under performing shipyard because the options […]
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CongressAdmirals: Open Architecture Ensures Current Ships Stay Relevant, Futures Ones are Affordable
Today’s ever-changing threat environment means the time is right to start relying on open architecture and an incremental roll-out of capabilities, Navy officials said Nov. 12 at Defense Daily’s Open […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Expects To Prevail On Navy’s Next Generation Jammer
Raytheon [RTN] expects to ultimately prevail in the quest to provide the Navy’s next generation airborne jammer despite the uncertainty raised this week after the Government Accountability Office ruled in […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Wins Protest Of Navy’s Next Jammer Contract Award
The Government Accountability Office has ruled in favor of BAE Systems’ protest of the Navy’s decision to award the contract for its next generation airborne jammer to Raytheon [RTN], the […]
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BudgetGreenert: Navy Will Seek Significantly Higher Savings Than 20 Percent Headquarters Goal
The Navy’s top officer gave some insight into its alternate budget plans at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Nov. 7, noting that the Navy is considering making about […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Systems To Develop High Velocity Projectile For The Navy
BAE Systems has been awarded a $33.6 million contract to develop a next generation High Velocity Projectile (HVP) for the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the company said yesterday. BAE […]
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Business/FinancialHurricane Insurance Recovery Boosts Profits At Huntington Ingalls
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] yesterday posted higher third quarter sales and net income, which benefited from hurricane insurance recoveries. Net income was up more than 400 percent to $69 million, […]
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Air ForceService Chiefs: Lack of Control Over Own Budgets Causing Inefficiencies, Misdirected Spending
Congressional interference in spending plans and the inflexibility of sequestration have a cost, the military service chiefs told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday–inefficiencies stemming from cuts and uncertainty will […]