Navy/USMC
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ArmyArmy Modernization In Sync With JFCOM, CJCS Visions
By Ann Roosevelt The Army is working collaboratively and in sync with U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as it revises its modernization strategy […]
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ArmyOshkosh Snags $1 Billion Order For 2,244 New M-ATVs
By Emelie Rutherford Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] beat four competitors for the first order for new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) designed for Afghanistan’s terrain, though the Pentagon still […]
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CongressPacific Command Admiral Eyes Needs For ISR, Ships, Subs
By Emelie Rutherford The outgoing head of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) emphasized during a visit this week to Washington his desire for ample numbers of submarines and surface ships […]
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ArmyWinner-Take-All Order For All-Terrain MRAP Expected As Soon As Today
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is expected to order as soon as today thousands of a new off-road variety of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) for troops in […]
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CyberUCAS OA Efforts Reaping Early Cost Savings
By Geoff Fein As personnel at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) are finding that even in the early introduction of Open Architecture (OA) into the Unmanned Combat Air Systems (UCAS) […]
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CongressSenate Panel Wants To Ax Nuke Ship Rule, Setting Up Battle With House
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is trying to kill a relatively new and controversial requirement that future Navy surface combatants must be nuclear powered. Two House […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Awards Concept Study Contracts For AMDR
Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] have each been awarded Navy contracts worth approximately $10 million for concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) […]
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Air ForceHouse, SASC Support F-22, F-35 Engine Buys Dubbed Veto Bait
By Emelie Rutherford The House and a Senate panel defied the White House yesterday and authorized adding money to the Pentagon’s policy bill for F-22 fighter jets and a second […]
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CyberUCAS Gives Navy Opportunity To Pursue Scalable Systems Approach
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s effort to develop a carrier capable combat drone is providing the service an opportunity to explore the art of the possible, literally building the Unmanned […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Eyes Saudi Arabia For Aegis Equipped LCS, Upgrades BMD Capability
By Geoff Fein While Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the U.S. Navy continue to modernize the Aegis combat systems on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and the ballistic missile defense capability of other […]