Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCTrade Group Faults Lowest Cost Acquisition Strategy
The chief of a trade group representing companies that do business with the government criticized a federal acquisition model that seeks out the cheapest price, a notion he says leaves […]
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Navy/USMCMedal Of Honor Recipient Sues BAE Systems
A former Marine and Medal of Honor recipient has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems, alleging his supervisor at the defense contractor defamed him and harmed his prospects for getting […]
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Navy/USMCONR’s Guided Rockets Successfully Tested On Boats
Prototype rockets developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully hit two high speed boats during a recent test, the agency said yesterday. Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) rockets […]
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Air ForceSenate Poised For Defense Bill Votes
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leaders worked yesterday on clearing a package of amendments to the Pentagon policy bill for quick approval, as the chamber prepared to vote on advancing the […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Seeks Industry Thoughts On Torpedo Defense Systems
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently released a request for information from industry for two of the three systems intended to comprise the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) family of […]
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ArmyNATO Secretary-General ‘Disappointed’ In Russian Missile Defense Warnings
The NATO missile defense system is not designed to alter the balance of deterrence, and is designed to defend against threats from outside Europe, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently […]
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Air ForceNATO Taps MBDA To Build Capability To Demilitarize Complex Munitions
The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) earlier this month awarded MBDA a contract to destroy 36,000 complex munitions. The value of the work was not revealed. Under the contract, […]
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Air ForceSouth Korea Opens F-16 Radar Competition; U.S. Firms Bidding
South Korea has opened a competition to supply Airborne Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars to its fleet of 134 F-16s, and Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are lined up […]
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Air ForceGOP, Obama Clash Over Quashing DoD Cuts In Budget Plan
President Barack Obama said last night he would veto legislation Republican lawmakers have vowed to introduce that would quash automatic Pentagon budget cuts triggered by a panel’s failure to craft a […]
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Air ForceSenate To Face Sundry Defense Bill Amends Next Week
The Senate will face more than 200 amendments to the defense policy bill, including one curtailing cost-type Pentagon contracts, when it restarts debate on the measure next week. The chamber […]