Navy/USMC

By Emelie Rutherford Connecticut lawmakers, still smarting from Sikorksy‘s [UTX] 2005 loss in the next-generation presidential helicopter competition, want the Obama Pentagon to look at reworking the current and over-budget […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday denied protests by Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] and Textron [TXT] of the Army awards of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program […]

By Geoff Fein As the Navy begins to introduce the MH-60 R and S helicopters into the fleet, the ability to achieve commonality as well as interoperability will be vital […]

By Emelie Rutherford If the Obama administration doesn’t seek $17 billion to $18 billion next fiscal year for naval shipbuilding, Congress should shift monies from elsewhere in the defense budget […]

By Geoff Fein Over the past year, the Navy has been resolving challenges with its CH-53K development effort including issues with the center of gravity and weight reduction, as well […]

By Ann Roosevelt Facing the complexity and uncertainty of military operations in the 21st century, the military must make superiority in irregular warfare a core capability, according to a top […]

Navy Secretary Donald Winter signed out instructions last month setting forth assignment of responsibilities for maritime domain awareness (MDA). The seven-page document outlines the roles Navy officials will play in […]

The Navy last month awarded four Technology Maturation trade studies contracts, totaling $23.19 million, relating to the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ), the future replacement for the ALQ-99. Contracts were awarded […]

By Geoff Fein A January review of 41 major acquisition programs by Pentagon acquisition chief John Young showed that a number of programs were impacted by a variety of issues […]

QinetiQ is extending its family of robots with the unveiling of the Talon IV Engineer robot, to continue to meet the ever-changing demands of detecting and clearing mines, unexploded ordnance […]