Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein Although the Navy has ceased funding of Raytheon‘s [RTN] Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM), the service remains committed to finding a solution for Naval Surface Fire Support […]

By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford Facing a shortfall of at least 69 strike fighters by 2015, the Navy is undertaking a number of efforts to ensure that it will […]

By Emelie Rutherford To address the daunting problem of lightening the load of gear carried by troops, the Marine Corps is working to treat the rifle squad as a combat […]

By Geoff Fein Industry sources last week said it appears likely that in the coming days the Navy will terminate the Extended Range Munition (ERM) effort after Raytheon [RTN] has […]

General Dynamics [GD] and the Navy have successfully integrated the Mission Package Computing Environment (MPCE) for USS Independence (LCS-2), the company said this week. The MPCE, which is located in […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is hoping its experience in weapon systems and its partnership with Boeing [BA] will lead to a Navy contract to develop the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile […]

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center’s (SPAWAR) Advanced Technology Branch has issued Requests for Information (RFI) for the following technologies: wireless video security; Perimeter Intrusion Detection Sensors (PIDS); and […]

By Geoff Fein The White House has decided to move forward on Increment 2 of the next presidential helicopter, VH-71, citing that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] aircraft provides the capability […]

By Jen DiMascio The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) places the Navy’s shipbuilding tab for the next five years about 30 percent higher than the Navy does, according to a report […]

By Jen DiMascio The chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee indicated yesterday there are problems with an effort to have the Navy "jump over" its next-generation destroyer in favor […]