Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein To continue to provide tactical mobility, the Marine Corps will have to continue buying Humvees until the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) makes its debut, a Marine […]

By Geoff Fein The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is making investments to develop autonomous underwater mine hunting systems and to improve the ability of those systems to communicate through […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy is making design changes to its CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter to adjust the center of gravity and to switch to a new rotory damper that will […]

By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week held ceremonies marking the delivery of the 5,000th Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket at company manufacturing facilities in Camden Ark. […]

By Geoff Fein Advances in design, systems and technology make USS Hawaii (SSN-776) more reliable, easier to maintain and combat ready, according to the submarine’s commander. After wrapping up her […]

By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps must continue to increase investment in recapitalizing its force, not only to sustain current levels, but to meet future needs, according to a top […]

By Emelie Rutherford The dual-year war-supplemental bill House and Senate lawmakers are expected to address next week includes at least $42 billion for buying systems including F/A-18 Super Hornet strike […]

By Emelie Rutherford Three House panels yesterday recommended changes to the White House’s proposed defense budget including tacking on up to four additional Navy ships, calling for irregular- warfare organizational […]

By Geoff Fein Defense officials are beginning a review of the roles and missions of the armed forces that will explore how the services handle unmanned aerial systems (UAS), intra-theater […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy has lost a lot of its proficiency in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), at a time when the threat from diesel-electric subs is growing, according to a […]