Navy/USMC

The Marines have awarded a $24 million contract for 13 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-A2) from General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada. The LAV-A2 is a mobile, survivable and lethal system for […]

The Navy in July awarded BAE Systems a $28 million full-rate production (FRP) contract for the company’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS). A FRP contract option for $41 million […]

With a $1 million prize in the offing, more than 700 participants flexed their fingers yesterday and began collaborating in more than 150 teams to design the mobility and drive […]

The Navy and Marine Corps would not be able to meet requirements for fiscal 2013 if Congress extends a continuing resolution through the remainder of the year rather than passes […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] is exploring the possibility of converting its Avondale shipyard into a manufacturing plant for products in the oil and gas sector, but for the time being […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has told the Navy that delays in issuing contracts in the construction of aircraft carriers or other ships could lead to cost increases, the company’s CEO […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it is in the process of building a Triton unmanned aerial vehicle to use as a test bed for the Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance […]

The Pentagon likely won’t be able to begin the congressionally mandated quadrennial defense review (QDR) because of the fiscal uncertainty stemming from the budget turmoil on Capitol Hill, a senior […]

The USS Freedom, the first of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), is gearing up for its first overseas deployment to evaluate the ship and develop a long-term strategy for the […]

The Navy’s new policy for ship inspections will more comprehensively and at greater depth examine the state of the vessel’s systems, including guns and other weapons, as well as information […]