Navy/USMC

The Marine Corps’ variant of the Joint Strike Fighter successfully completed its first short take-off at sea yesterday during two weeks of testing aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1). The […]

ATK [ATK] has teamed up with General Dynamics [GD] to produce the Precision Extended Range Mortar (PERM) for the Marine Corps, ATK said yesterday. ATK will be the prime contractor […]

A new government-watchdog group is asking the congressional deficit-cutting committee to avoid across-the-board Pentagon budget reductions and instead re-examine big-ticket weapons programs. David Williams, president of the new Taxpayers Protection […]

The Navy released a draft request for proposals (RFP) yesterday for its next secure enterprise network intended to succeed the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). The draft RFP for the […]

The to-be USS San Diego successfully completed builder’s trials and is a step closer to being delivered to the Navy, the service said yesterday. The builder’s trials measure performance and […]

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey was sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff  Sept. 30, setting the stage for a nearly entirely new team leading the Department of […]

Boeing [BA] has inched closer to formally competing for the next contract for the Aegis Combat System, with a company spokesman saying Friday the firm’s interest is now “significant.” “We […]

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter won’t reach initial operational capability until 2015, three years later than originally envisioned and one year later than a revised […]

The Marine Corps has been able to reduce the cost of flying the V-22 Ospreys by at least $3,000 per hour, the service’s top aviation officer said yesterday. In addition […]

Federal agents yesterday arrested employees and former employees of Boeing’s [BA] Ridley Park, Pa., plant as well as one non-employee “in a coordinated, long-term, undercover effort aimed at prescription drug […]