Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Navy Secretary Proposes Improving Acquisition Process
By Geoff Fein Navy Secretary Donald Winter is looking to reinvigorate the service’s acquisition process and at the same time restore some discipline in the way the Navy determines what […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Kills LCS-4, Cost Cap For Follow-On Ships Could Rise
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday terminated General Dynamics‘ [GD] second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-4), after failing to agree to contract modifications sought by the service because of cost growth […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy to Begin Testing Sub Launched UAV This Month
By Geoff Fein When the USS Montpelier (SSN-765) deploys later this month it will include a new Internet system to improve communications as well as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) […]
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Homeland Security
Navy Plans Counter RCIED Industry Day
The Navy will host an Industry Day on Dec. 4 for Counter-Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) electronic warfare regarding the acquisition strategy, high level system requirements and future technology […]
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Navy/USMC
Reps. Bartlett, Sestak See Need For Medium Heavy-Lift Navy Helicopter
Two members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are asking the Navy to explore whether the service needs a medium heavy-lift helicopter to conduct a variety of missions from […]
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Business/Financial
Navy’s ERP Effort: Transforming Business Practices
By Geoff Fein Earlier this month the Navy transitioned to its new enterprise resources planning (ERP) system that will provide a standard set of management tools to service organizations to […]
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Navy/USMC
Lawmakers Consider Size of Navy Fleet
By Jen DiMascio The same week Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) called for an increase in the size of the Navy’s fleet, members of the House Shipbuilding Caucus mulled over ways […]
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Navy/USMC
Future of ASDS In Question, Navy Studying SOCOM Requirement
By Geoff Fein While the Navy and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) continue to work on reliability issues with the Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS), the cost of future ASDS […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Martin Gets $52 Million To Develop Marine Corps Convoy Trainer
The Marine Corps awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $52 million contract to develop Combat Convoy Simulators (CCS), the next generation of convoy simulators that will provide training for a variety […]
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Navy/USMC
Reps. Bartlett, Sestak See Need For Medium Heavy-Lift Navy Helicopter
By Geoff Fein Two members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are asking the Navy to explore whether the service needs a medium heavy-lift helicopter to conduct a variety […]