Navy/USMC

By Calvin Biesecker Despite its surprising announcement on Tuesday that it plans to exit the shipbuilding business, Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said its shipbuilding operations can increase revenues and have […]

By Geoff Fein While the decision by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to consolidate almost all of its Gulf Coast shipbuilding work in Pascagoula, Miss., left a lot of unanswered questions, the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Louisiana politicians are pushing to have Northrop Grumman [NOC] build two more Navy amphibious ships than planned at its ill-fated Avondale facility, and defense-minded lawmakers are busy […]

Faced with the need to consolidate its Gulf Coast shipbuilding operations and a shipbuilding business that increasingly isn’t aligned with its long-term strategic priorities, Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] effort to enable submarines to have two-way communications at speed and depth cleared critical design review (CDR) earlier this month and will move to […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy has been using virtual worlds to help foster better collaboration and innovation within the undersea fleet. Those efforts are being incorporated into training of submariners […]

By Geoff Fein A Navy Judge Advocate General report on the finding of metal shavings on the oil side of the main propulsion diesel engines of the USS San Antonio […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy is looking to grow opportunities for partnerships with allies in shipbuilding and littoral and mine warfare, according to program officials. For the program executive office […]

By Geoff Fein Fiscal pressures on military budgets around the world have the potential to impact advances made in global maritime partnerships if all the parties don’t take on some […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-3) has reached the 50-percent completion mark, 15 months since contract award, a company official said. "To be at the […]