Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Fewer Hulls, More Stability Will Help Navy Achieve Its 30-Year Ship Plan, CNO Says
By Geoff Fein Getting stability in the shipbuilding plan as well as minimizing the number of hulls the Navy has, will be key to the service reaching its goal of […]
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Navy/USMC
Admiral: Stealthy Ships, Subs, Planes Would Help Offset Chinese Missiles
By Dave Ahearn If the United States were to procure Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), the DDG-1000 destroyer, and other stealthy, radar-evading platforms, it would help U.S. forces to overcome the […]
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Navy/USMC
Admiral: Stealthy Ships, Subs, Planes Would Help Offset Chinese Missiles
If the United States were to procure Littoral Combat Ships, the DDG 1000 destroyer, and other stealthy, radar-evading platforms, it would help U.S. forces to overcome the threat of Chinese […]
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Army
U.S. Joint Forces Command Works Toward Capabilities For Preventing Destabilization
The U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is moving toward solutions to prevent destabilization around the world by developing the desired capabilities to help the United States build partnership capacity, an […]
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Congress
Webb Calls For Growth In Maritime Forces
The United States needs to start a national debate about how the military should be shaped, especially as the nation begins to reduce its presence in Iraq, Sen. Jim Webb […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Awarded $55 Million To Upgrade Navy Super Hornets With AESA Radar
By Geoff Fein The Navy last month awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract worth nearly $55 million to retrofit 135 Boeing [BA] F/A-18 Super Hornets with APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array […]
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Business/Financial
ATK’s BTERM Test A Story of Success And Engine Failure
By Geoff Fein ATK [ATK] this week successfully tested two unguided Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition (BTERM) rounds, but a rocket motor’s inability to fire on the first of two […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Awarded $31 Million For USS
The Navy earlier this month awarded BAE Systems a $31 million contract for the maintenance, repair and modernization of the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), the first to […]
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Homeland Security
ICx Nabs Small Subcontract for Base Security
ICx Technologies [ICXT] received a $777,000 subcontract from BAE Systems to supply six STS-12000 long-range radars for U.S. Marine Corps’ base defense. The radar system provides automated wide-area surveillance, tracking […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Martin Delivers Third RMMV To Navy
Lockheed Martin [LMT] this month delivered the third production Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) to the Navy, increasing the mine countermeasures capability for both DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers and the […]