Navy/USMC

The Pentagon’s acquisition chief has directed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) lead an effort to design a high performance aircraft that would lead to a working prototype to […]

The Navy hopes to carry out the first shore-based catapult launch of the demonstrator X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle this week after canceling a launch yesterday due to weather conditions at […]

The Navy’s chief information officer, Terry Halvorsen, said this week he’s confident that the Navy and Marine Corps will oversee a smooth transition to their next generation intranet but anticipates […]

The Navy has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the next presidential helicopter in the latest effort to replace the aging fleet of aircraft known under the call […]

QinetiQ North America (QNA) yesterday said $8.4 million in orders have been received for TALON® robots from the Czech Republic and Poland to provide explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) support to […]

The Navy remains on target for the first installment of its next generation ship-based tactical network despite a delay in reaching a decision to go into low-rate initial-production (LRIP), a […]

Plans by the Air Force and Navy to extend the lives of some of its fighter jets because of delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could cost more […]

The Navy has ordered two 155mm land attack guns from BAE Systems for the last of the three Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyers under construction. The Navy announced the $24-million contract option […]

Warfighters want more sensors and next-generation sensors, and they also want the swift transfer of high-resolution imagery or data for time sensitive missions. ITT Exelis [XLS] plans tests next year […]

The next Virginia-class attack submarine scheduled for delivery in 2018 will be named the USS Delaware in honor of the nation’s first state, the Navy said yesterday. The future USS […]