Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein While there is considerable public awareness concerning the Air Force’s new KC(X) tanker program, especially after yesterday’s decision by DoD to recompete the program, what is not […]

The Navy awarded General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO a contract worth potentially $210 million to modernize San Diego-homeported LSD-41 and LSD-49-class amphibious assault ships, the company said yesterday. Under the contract, […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Oshkosh Defense [OSK] announced their offering for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family has undergone successful armor testing as the Army-Marine Corps program nears selecting […]

By Geoff Fein Although the Navy won’t be at the forefront in developing any hybrid technologies or alternative fuels for powering its ships, aircraft and vehicles, the service is nonetheless […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is expected to order 1,610 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles in coming days, though the $1.7 billion purchase will not include the next-generation MRAP […]

AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement […]

By Geoff Fein While the nation last week saw fuel prices hit the $143 per barrel mark, the Navy saw its price for oil rise to $170 per barrel, an […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] last week celebrated the delivery of its 100th APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to the Navy, further demonstrating that the company is successfully […]

By Geoff Fein Rear Adm. Chuck Goddard, the program executive officer (PEO) for ships, was removed from office Thursday following a Navy Inspector General’s (IG) report that substantiated allegations of […]

By Geoff Fein With the cost of oil continuing to rise and no limit on how high the dollar per barrel figure might go, sailors in the Navy’s fleet have […]