Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCAegis Missile Intercept Successful
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy have successfully carried out a test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, intercepting a target over the Pacific Ocean this […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin, MBDA To Explore Missile/Launcher Market
MBDA, Europe’s leading missile maker, yesterday said it entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to explore the market for using Lockheed Martinlaunchers with MBDA missiles. Under […]
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BudgetAir Force Awards Beechcraft $210 Million For T-6 Training Aircraft
Beechcraft said on Monday it was awarded a $210 million Air Force contract for the production of 35 T-6 training aircraft with an option for two additional aircraft. The contract, […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin JLTV EMD Vehicle Production Under Way
The Lockheed Martin version of the Army-Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is being built, and the company is on track for delivering the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) […]
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Navy/USMCAviation History: Navy UAV Launched From Carrier
The Navy made aviation history on Tuesday when the service conducted the first ever aircraft carrier-based catapult launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The X-47B aircraft lifted off the deck […]
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BudgetNavy Warns Budget Squeeze In 2020s Could Jeopardize Fleet Size Goal
The Navy said in its annual shipbuilding plan submitted to Congress on Friday that the goal of reaching a fleet size of 306 ships by 2037 will be in jeopardy […]
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Navy/USMCCANES Deployment May Not Be Fast Enough, Stackley Says.
Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley warned yesterday that the investment and planned timeframe for installing the service’s next generation tactical afloat network may not be fast enough to keep up […]
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Navy/USMCLCS Mine Hunting Package Slipping, Navy Officials Say
The operational deployment of the mine countermeasures package for the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) could encounter delays because of the budget turmoil on Capitol Hill that prevented the Navy from […]
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Air ForceArmy Awards First Geothermal Tech Contracts Under Energy MATOC
In the first of its kind Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC), the Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Ala., working with […]
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Navy/USMCX-47B Makes First Arresting Gear Landing
The Navy’s unmanned X-47B designed to operate off aircraft carriers successfully conducted its first landing with arresting gear, the Navy and contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday. The test took […]