Navy/USMC

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report laid out in stark terms how the Navy started with a new frigate program meant to reduce delays and costs but significant design […]

DoD is investigating the cause of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B crash on May 28, just after the plane took off from Albuquerque International Sunport, N.M. The Defense Contract Management […]

The future USS John Basilone (DDG-122) completed acceptance rials on May 23, shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] said on May 24. These trials entailed having a BIW […]

The Navy is planning to host an industry day to brief companies on how the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) fits into efforts to transition the surface force. The Program […]

The House Armed Services markup of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill approved a measure limiting international maintenance of Navy ships at 21 days. This provision, included in the […]

The Naval Sea Systems Command on Thursday awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $1.04 billion modification, exercising options for detail design and construction of two more Constellation-class guided-missile frigates, FFG-66 and […]

The ranking member of the House Armed Services’ Seapower subcommittee said he is optimistic the House Appropriations Committee will  match authorizers in adding a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) to […]

The sponsor of a provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill said the panel is seeking 100 percent design before […]

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved a set of amendments to the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill with a provision that the Navy must have 100 percent […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill would require DoD to submit a report on the impact of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] ownership of […]