Navy/USMC

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 […]

The Navy said Dec. 28 it awarded a total of $4.9 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the continued development of the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. […]

The Navy said yesterday that it was doubling the frequency at which ships will undergo comprehensive inspections to get a more accurate reflection of fleet readiness. The changes were announced […]

General Dynamics [GD] last month acquired Applied Physical Sciences Corp., a research and development services company that GD said will complement the engineering programs at its submarine yard facilities, Electric […]

The Navy recently released the funds to General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat to build the final two Virginia-class (SSN-774) submarines under an existing multi-year contract. The Navy provided $2.47 billion […]

The Navy expects to conduct ship-based testing of its RQ-21A small tactical unmanned aerial vehicle for carrying out intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missions early next year. Marine Col. Jim Rector, […]

Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has approved production of the Navy’s next generation tactical afloat network and installation on a first ship could begin as early as this month, the […]

The Pentagon plans to begin deploying F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Japan by 2017 in what would be the first overseas deployment of the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built aircraft, Defense Secretary […]