Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein While the Navy reworks the acquisition plan for its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), moving the first buy of six to FY ’13, the real question is how […]

By Geoff Fein Looking across the production line at Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Mississippi facility, it’s hard for anyone to tell the difference between the Army and Navy variants of the […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy earlier this week awarded Boeing [BA]-Argon ST; Lockheed Martin [LMT]; and Northrop Grumman [NOC]-L3 Communications [LLL] teams each $1.25 million contracts to develop the program […]

The Navy recently awarded Boeing [BA] a $73.7 million contract to design and develop the Harpoon Block III missile, a next-generation weapon system that will enhance naval surface warfare capabilities, […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department will soon receive strategic guidance for the future years defense budget, fiscal years 2010-2015, according to a top Pentagon official. "We’re just finishing the […]

By Geoff Fein In its FY ’09 budget, the Navy reduced its quantity buy of Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) due to competing requirements, […]

By Geoff Fein The next four years will be a challenging time for the Navy as the service looks to buy another aircraft carrier, five surface combatants, 18 littoral combat […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy Friday issued a presolicitation notice for FY ’08 and FY ’09 procurement of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). These are the first procurement announcements for […]

By Ann Roosevelt This week, Boeing [BA] officials expect to receive the request for the final proposal revision in its competition with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the military’s next generation […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy’s $149.3 billion FY ’09 budget request includes $41.1 billion for ships, aircraft and weapons procurement in FY ’09, but removes four VH-71 presidential helicopters and […]