Navy/USMC

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 […]

SEATTLE—Boeing [BA] is close to announcing a partnership with other firms to offer a medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft to the global market in part by leveraging systems it is already […]

Alion Science and Technology yesterday said it will provide Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) with technology development, integration and evaluation expertise under a $24 million contract. […]

Britain’s BAE Systems yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the Virginia-based Naval ship repair firm Marine Hydraulics International Inc. (MHI), a deal that further expands it capacity and expertise […]

The Pentagon’s acquisition overseer this week issued a preliminary update to the Defense Department’s buying guidance, which emphasizes a stronger and better trained acquisition workforce, more backbone when it comes […]

The Navy launched yesterday the first ship of its new Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class less than two years after the start of fabrication, according to a service statement. Designed […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] last week reported a third quarter profit on flat sales, although persistent problems in a series of ships it is building for the Navy resulted in […]