Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein Lawmakers yesterday said they would like to see the Navy reach its goal of a 313-ship fleet sooner, and they would like to boost the ’09 shipbuilding […]

The Navy is confident the Electro Magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) being designed for CVN-21 will help reduce manning on carriers, increase aircraft sortie rates, and provide a system that […]

By Jen DiMascio The administration is considering the nomination of a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) staff member to manage the Navy’s weapons-buying shop at a time when key shipbuilding […]

DRS Technologies‘ [DRS] Sustainment Systems Inc., and Force Protection Inc. [FRPT] yesterday announced they will team to compete for the Defense Department’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program. The JLTV is […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense D-Day. Mark the calendar. Put the Air Force acquisition shop on speed-dial. The Defense Acquisition Board meets today to […]

By Geoff Fein Restrictions on the Navy’s ability to conduct large scale sonar exercises off the coast of Southern California cannot be remedied through lab training or by moving to […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy is confident the Electro Magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) being designed for CVN-21 will help reduce manning on carriers, increase aircraft sortie rates, and provide […]

By Dave Ahearn The Navy Wednesday night obliterated a nonfunctional intelligence satellite using the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aegis weapon control system and a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 fired from a […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy will restructure Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) program to allow the drone to conduct shipboard […]

By Geoff Fein DDG-1000 is further along in design than any previous surface combatant at the time of contract award, easing fears that with slightly more than half of the […]