Navy/USMC

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] delivered the first Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125), to the Navy on June 27, the company said Tuesday. […]

The Marine Corps’ top official said Tuesday the House and Senate Armed Services Committee’s support for funding one San Antonio-class PPD-17 Flight II amphibious transport dock ship, LPD-33, in their […]

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the government is trying to get the defense industrial base in a position where it can increase production to reach the […]

The State Department approved a potential $5.9 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of up to 16 Boeing [BA] P-9A Poseidon patrol aircraft plus various associated systems and support services. The […]

Last month, Northrop Grumman [NOC] flight tested a prototype of the company’s LN-351 modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) military code (M-code) capable receiver, Northrop Grumman said on June 27th. The […]

The Navy recently issued a sources sought notice conducting market research for potentially using up to 10 “long dwell” Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), similar to the Saildrone vessels currently being […]

The Navy awarded HII [HII] a modification totaling $393 million on June 23 to help change the delivery strategy for the future Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) to […]

Since fiscal 2018, Congress has added $1.6 billion to the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding and conversion accounts for warship line items, including the Columbia-class attack submarines, to ramp up production through […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill favors the Navy procuring 10 new ships, including a new amphibious ship and a submarine […]

Austal USA started building aluminum aircraft elevators for the future Ford-class aircraft carriers Enterprise (CVN-80) and Doris Miller (CVN-81), the company announced on Wednesday. The company is fabricating two shipsets […]