Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein The Navy is turning to commercial technologies to find ways to reduce fuel consumption in the fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command has two efforts, one looking at […]

By Geoff Fein For the Navy to have a successful CG(X) program the service must be able to state the compelling operational need for the ship, leverage existing and mature […]

James Thomsen has been named to head up the newly created Principal Civilian Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition Workforce (PCDASN (AW)), according to the Navy. Acting Assistant […]

By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the […]

By Geoff Fein The requirements for the Navy’s next-generation cruiser CG(X) remain unclear as service officials hash out the detailed specifications for the ship and define what exactly the Navy […]

By Dave Ahearn The Navy for years has built far fewer than the average number of ships annually required to expand the U.S. fleet to 313 vessels, and now is […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday acknowledged a pending change in schedule for its next-generation cruiser, as service officials continue to scour the CG(X) analysis of alternatives (AoA), the head […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–While irregular warfare (IW) is the key problem today, the military must not succumb to tunnel vision and lose competency in other areas of military […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy’s effort to develop an aircraft carrier based unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS) is absolutely critical to the service, but the Navy must demonstrate that the […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–In the battleground of ideas in the world today, it’s vital to launch new ideas to ensure the nation is as strong in the 21st […]