Navy/USMC

LAS VEGAS—Boeing [BA] recently completed sea testing of its unmanned version of Little Bird (H-6) in what it considers a key milestone for an aircraft it hopes to add to […]

The Navy last week awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $51.7 million low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 production, the company said in a statement. The […]

The Navy’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 3), the future USS Fort Worth, has begun her journey to commissioning in Texas and on to her eventual homeport of San Diego. […]

President Obama has nominated a new Director for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) James Syring, who also would be appointed to the rank of vice […]

Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto said Friday his country is awaiting the outcome of investigations into recent crashes of two V-22 Ospreys before it will sign off on allowing U.S. […]

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), which serves the U.S. government through the operation of flagged shipping vessels, yesterday said it has acquired 3PSC, which builds and operates special mission ships for […]

The Navy is confident that the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is on track as it moves towards overcoming the problems on the first ships of the class, Rear Adm. […]

President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan to become the next head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday. The nomination […]

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy and Marine Corps plan to extend the deployment of the cargo-ferrying unmanned K-MAX helicopters in Afghanistan by another six months and possibly longer, Naval Air Systems […]

General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of the naval ship repair company Earl Industries, expanding its capabilities in the ship repair market. Terms of the deal, […]