Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBudget Constraints Due To Pandemic May Slow Down Marines’ Force Redesign, Commandant Says
The long-term budget impacts of the pandemic may cause a delay in the Marine Corps’ plans to redesign the force by 2030, the service’s top official said Thursday. Gen. David […]
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Navy/USMCONR Global-X Challenge Awards $1 Million To Four Winners
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) chose four winning projects totaling $1.1 million in awards for its Global-X international science challenge to encourage new research, the office said Sept. 23. […]
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Navy/USMCNATO Atlantic Command Reaches IOC
NATO’s latest command, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF), reached its initial operational capability (IOC) in a ceremony on Sept. 17. Reaching IOC means the commander of JFCNF determined it is […]
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Unmanned SystemsFirst MQ-8C Delivered To East Coast
The first East Coast Squadron to operate the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter received its initial aircraft this month, the Navy said Sept. 18. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Commandant Talks Divestitures, Budget Outlook To Meet 2030 Force Redesign Plan
The Marine Corps does not plan to ask Congress for budget increases as it pushes to redesign the force by 2030, and will look to divest from both legacy systems […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Unveils New Medium UUV
BAE Systems this week unveiled its latest unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), the medium-sized Riptide UUV-12. This is the first new BAE UUV the company made public since it acquired the […]
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Navy/USMCIf CR Goes Longer, Navy Will Ask For More Exemptions
The Navy’s top acquisition official said while the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) are the most impacted by a continuing resolution (CR), if the period before a full budget increases, […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Taking Close Look At Army’s FVL Efforts To Inform Future Attack/Utility Aircraft
The Marine Corps is closely following the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programs to inform its own Attack Utility Replacement Aircraft (AURA) effort, which will likely replace its AH-1Z and […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts: ACV On Track, Full-Rate Production Decision Soon
The Navy’s top acquisition official said the Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program is on track and he was pleased with its performance. BAE Systems is currently producing […]
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Business/FinancialHII Signals Deep Commitment To Unmanned Systems With New Facilities
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Tuesday upped its commitment to the development and manufacture of unmanned naval vessels, breaking ground on a new center of excellence in Virginia specifically […]