Navy/USMC

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has returned to the fleet following the completion earlier this month of a modernization and maintenance availability, the Navy said yesterday. Work […]

The leadership of key defense panels took shape yesterday, when a new roster of House Armed Services subcommittee chairmen was announced and the head of a powerful budget panel was […]

Growing military power needs for advanced electronics require rugged, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems that can operate in harsh environments and Acumentrics is finding ways to keep critical systems on […]

The Navy has awarded Rockwell Collins [COL] an initial $54-million contract to upgrade 11 E-6B aircraft with options that could reach an additional $241 million. The work is being done […]

Lockheed Martin UK [LMT] and researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a new lighter-weight method of improving the protection and survivability of armored vehicles, such as those used […]

The Navy conducted the first taxi testing of the unmanned X-47B while at sea this week aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier. The X-47B was remotely maneuvered […]

The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $54 million contract to continue life-cycle engineering and support to the San Antonio-class (LPD-17) of amphibious transport dock ships, the company […]

Military Sealift Command has accepted delivery of its first Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV-1) designed to transport troops and equipment in theater, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said last week. […]

The U.S. Navy announced yesterday that Denmark intends to buy nine MH-60R Seahawk helicopters designed for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. Denmark will acquire the MH-60R Romeo variants of the aircraft […]

The Navy dramatically upped the operational tempo of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopters during a five-month deployment aboard a frigate, demonstrating an ability to stay on targets of interest longer […]