Navy/USMC

The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.7 billion modification Nov. 21 to procure seven more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft for international customers. This award adds scope to […]

The Pentagon said on March 12 that it had approved the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 for full-rate production–nine years after the fifth-generation fighter entered service. A month before the DoD […]

Transferring high end missiles and munitions to Israel and Ukraine amid their respective conflicts is depleting some of the weapons needed for potential hostilities with China, Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander […]

Textron Systems [TXT] this week announced it recently won two contracts to deploy and provide services to operate its Aerosonde UAS to four more U.S. Navy ships. On Nov. 18 […]

As the Navy ramps up the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) All Up Round (AUR) development program, it has started to conduct market research for sources to support this congressionally-mandated […]

While drones are ideal in enclosed spaces, American forces still need to use their high end and traditional manned forces to maintain air and maritime superiority in a potential conflict […]

The Navy recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking more sources able to support Constellation-class frigate design and follow-on construction amid significant delays in the program’s schedule. The notice, […]

The Defense Department on Monday announced a new public-private consortium aimed at strengthening the maritime security of allies in Southeast Asia by leveraging up to $95 million annually for low-cost […]

A Navy official last week promised the first Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine will deploy for patrol by 2030 despite a year of delays. “How’s Columbia going today? In one […]

A recent Navy notice said it plans to soon issue a Request For Solutions (RFS) for two sizes of low cost unmanned maritime vessel prototypes.  The notice described this as […]