Navy/USMC

The Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Division is seeking information on technologies and sources for commercial off-the-shelf explosive detection equipment capable of finding improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in cargo […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy and Marine Corps have spent the past year working to better define the requirement for sea base operations, looking at platform needs and how best […]

By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is hoping to get the Deepwater Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) team to negotiate a settlement to the service’s attempts to seek $96 million […]

The Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers recently. The need is for 20 […]

By the end of 2007 the Marine Corps will begin the first of two tests on the CH-53 engine that the service hopes will add another 800 hours of operation […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Campaign Report. An overflow crowd at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., turned out last week to listen to Sen. […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy has begun a Systems Design and Development (SDD) effort to incorporate a data link into Boeing‘s [BA] Harpoon missile and Raytheon‘s [RTN] Joint Stand-Off Weapon […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy in 2008 will begin an effort looking at developing a direct attack moving target capability (DAMTC) for strike weapons as well as necking down the […]

The U.S. Navy and its Poseidon industry team marked the beginning of the P-8A production last month at Spirit AeroSystems‘ [SPR] Wichita, Kan., the Navy said. The P-8A is the […]

The future USS New York (LPD-21), the fifth ship of the San Antonio-class of amphibious ships, was launched last month from Northrop Grumman [NOC] Ship Systems in Avondale, La., the […]