Navy/USMC

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps expects to deploy the MV-22 Osprey to Afghanistan by year’s end, and for the nascent tilt-rotor aircraft to remain in the war-torn country for […]

By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.–It might be time for the Navy to reexamine decades old acquisition legislation and policies to see if they continue to be valid today, the Chief […]

By Geoff Fein Earlier this month when Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed extending the build rate for aircraft carriers from four to five years, the idea led to a flurry […]

By Emelie Rutherford Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway pledged yesterday to fight for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle’s (EFV) continuation, while also saying his service won’t need a new mine-resistant vehicle and may […]

By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.–The Navy and the nation need to have a lively discussion about the maritime domain and what it takes for the service to operate in that […]

By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.–Even though the Navy truncated its planned acquisition of the DDG-1000 multi-mission combat ships from seven down to two, with the potential remaining for a third […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps official steering the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program said he is optimistic the long-delayed development effort with General Dynamics [GD] will emerge intact from […]

By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] conducted the first flight of its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft Saturday, a significant milestone for the program, according to a Navy official. […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] believes its work on the Navy’s Acoustic Rapid Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Technology Insertion (ARCI) effort has it well positioned for the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise […]

By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems‘ Land & Armaments unit conducted a strategic review that resulted in realigning its businesses into four main product areas in a process that completed at […]