Navy/USMC

By Emelie Rutherford Officials steering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program said signs are good for Japan joining the aircraft effort, and predicted partner nations Norway and Denmark will […]

By Geoff Fein While DDG-1000, with its advanced technologies, low radar cross section and modern weapons will provide a new direction for the Navy’s surface combatant fleet, the ability to […]

By Emelie Rutherford The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program’s cost decreased slightly over the final months of 2007, and the effort did not experience a significant cost breach during […]

Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. recently signed a $400 million contract with the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] to manufacture tail parts including the empennage, ramp and ramp door, for the V-22 […]

By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] last week began final assembly of the first P-8A Poseidon to provide increased capability in long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti- surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]

By Geoff Fein While much of the focus on DDG-1000 has been on the program’s cost, not to be overlooked are the number of new systems and technologies that will […]

Test Vehicle 3 (TV-3), the third VH-71 helicopter built for the presidential helicopter program, is undergoing final assembly and mission systems integration to enable the helicopter to be used as […]

By Geoff Fein Concerns with the long-term durability of Rolls-Royce‘s V-22 engine has led the Navy to examine options running the gamut from modifying the current system to looking at […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy plans to reach out to industry this year for ideas on tackling the technology-maturation segment of its effort to develop unmanned strike aircraft that operate […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT], which has been exploring and developing integrated solutions for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) for over two years, has partnered with the shipping company Maersk to demonstrate the […]