Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein As construction on DDG-1000 gets underway in the coming year, the Navy and the two shipyards heading up the effort will have a design that is significantly […]

By Geoff Fein Being able to bring in intelligence data and manipulate it and do it in an interconnected globally collaborative environment without having to hand type information in is […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy has lifted a stop work order on a General Dynamics’ [GD] effort to develop a common display system for ships, submarines and aircraft, following a […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy last month issued its request for proposals (RFP) to teams led by General Dynamics [GD] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] for one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]

By Emelie Rutherford Officials steering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program said signs are good for Japan joining the aircraft effort, and predicted partner nations Norway and Denmark will […]

By Geoff Fein While DDG-1000, with its advanced technologies, low radar cross section and modern weapons will provide a new direction for the Navy’s surface combatant fleet, the ability to […]

By Emelie Rutherford The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program’s cost decreased slightly over the final months of 2007, and the effort did not experience a significant cost breach during […]

Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. recently signed a $400 million contract with the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] to manufacture tail parts including the empennage, ramp and ramp door, for the V-22 […]

By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] last week began final assembly of the first P-8A Poseidon to provide increased capability in long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti- surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]

By Geoff Fein While much of the focus on DDG-1000 has been on the program’s cost, not to be overlooked are the number of new systems and technologies that will […]