Navy/USMC

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 […]

By Geoff Fein Pentagon acquisition chief John Young continued to make his case for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class combat ship, citing the need for further discussion on whether the Navy should […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is "aggressively" working on plans to quickly purchase an under-development breed of all-terrain mine-resistant vehicles for troops in Afghanistan in response to an urgent […]