Navy/USMC
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Extending Range of Navy’s Ship Launched Anti-Sub Missile
By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing a new extended range capability for the Navy’s Mk 46 and future Mk 54 anti-submarine torpedo that will give the rocket Link […]
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Air ForceSenators To Query DoD Picks On Acquisition, Not Fretting About Lynn’s Lobbying
By Emelie Rutherford Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members said they plan to question nominees for four top Defense Department posts tomorrow about aircraft and shipbuilding efforts, but don’t see […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Secretary Winter To Stay On To March 13
By Geoff Fein Navy Secretary Donald Winter will be staying at the helm of the Navy until March 13, according to a Navy official. Winter held off on his decision […]
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Business/FinancialSPAWAR Expects To Release CANES RFP Jan. 30
By Geoff Fein The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is looking to issue its request for proposal (RFP) on or about Jan. 30 for the Consolidated Afloat Networks […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Proposing Versions of Its COBRA Small Tactical Craft For SOCOM, LCS
By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday showcased a small tactical craft (STC) that it is proposing as both a manned boat for Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and as an […]
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Business/FinancialNavy’s Decision To Sole-Source Aegis Work Was ‘Unobjectionable,’ GAO Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s decision to award several sole-source contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for Aegis combat system work were unobjectionable given that the service determined that an award […]
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Business/FinancialCoast Guard Continues To Explore Options For Land And Ship-Based UAVs
By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is continuing to evaluate a number of different unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including varieties used by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the […]
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CongressNavy Names SSN-785 For Former Virginia Senator John Warner
Navy Secretary Donald Winter yesterday named the next Virginia-class attack submarine the USS John Warner, in honor of recently retired Virginia Senator John Warner, according to the Navy. The USS […]
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CongressBartlett Out As HASC Seapower Ranking Member As Committees Reorganize
By Emelie Rutherford An influential naval panel on Capitol Hill will have a new Republican leader for the next two years, because Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) had to relinquish the […]
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CongressLawmakers Lobby Obama On Shipbuilding; Murtha Calls Proposed 12-Ship Buy High
By Emelie Rutherford As dozens of lawmakers from both chambers and parties lobby President-elect Barack Obama to boost shipbuilding funding, a powerful congressional budget writer said their goal to budget […]