Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein The Navy earlier this month awarded General Dynamics [GD] Advanced Information Systems a $21.3 million contract for the first year of a multi-year effort to provide upgrades […]

By Emelie Rutherford Though a few suppliers for one military vehicle program have gone out of business, observers said they do not see the domestic automotive industry’s financial problems currently […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy’s software, Hardware Asset Re-use Enterprise (SHARE) library could move under the auspices of the Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWC) under a plan being examined by […]

By Emelie Rutherford The effort to build an off-road version of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) is benefitting from lessons learned during the highly scrutinized MRAP effort, including modifying […]

By Geoff Fein The first deployment of the MH-60R was quite successful and provided the carrier strike group (CSG) commander with more helicopter assets at his disposal, according to a […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is waiting to buy any more all-terrain mine-resistant trucks–1,275 more of which now are planned–until an upcoming ground assessment is delivered on the war in […]

By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead has tasked Rear Adm Frank Pandolfe, director, surface warfare division (N86), to draw up a plan and timeline describing how […]

By Ann Roosevelt QinetiQ North America this week announced a new large-scale robotic capability it has developed jointly with Bobcat Company, manufacturer of Bobcatr compact loaders, to counter the increasing […]

By Geoff Fein During the recent acceptance trials for Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] USS Freedom (LCS-1), the company was able to demonstrate the capability of its specially designed combat management system, […]

By Geoff Fein The planned consolidation of the Director of Naval Intelligence (N2) and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Communications Networks (N6) calls for the transfer of nearly […]