Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
U.S., Japan, South Korean Navies Conduct Exercise, Three Carrier Groups In Seventh Fleet
The U.S., Japan, and South Korean navies conducted a trilateral link exercise (LINKEX) early this week to promote missile defense communications and operations, the Navy said Tuesday. The exercise employed […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Adds HIMARS To Navy Sea-Based Strike Capabilities
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Marine Corps is finding ways it can contribute to a sea-based fight while aboard Navy ships instead of simply being ferried to a land-based fight by […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Won’t Bid On MQ-25; Company Posts Strong Financial Results
A few weeks after the Navy released the bid requests for an unmanned aerial refueling tanker, Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Wednesday said it won’t bid for the MQ-25 Stingray program, […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Martin Picks Rockwell Collins For Greek P-3 Orion Avionics Upgrade
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has selected Rockwell Collins [COL] to upgrade Greece’s Hellenic Navy P-3B Orion aircraft avionics systems. Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 integrated avionics system will be used to bring the P-3s […]
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Navy/USMC
Official Explains Ship Modularity Benefits
A Navy official explained last Thursday how the service is trying to add modularity into ships to increase affordability and capability. Nilo Maniquis, senior Ship Systems and Integration Engineer at […]
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Air Force
Army Might Boost Hellfire Production By Thousands Of Missiles
To meet warfighters’ growing demand for the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, the U.S. Army says it might increase production of the air-to-ground weapon by several thousand missiles a year. The Army […]
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Air Force
Told To Speed Acquisition, Military Officials Increasingly Turn To Open Architecture Systems
Senior military officials and lawmakers are sending a clear two-word message to the Defense Department acquisition community: Go faster. Increasingly the military services are interpreting that order, along with legislation […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy R&D Official Talks Importance Of Open Architecture, Faster Prototyping
A Navy official said the service’s changing missions are driving open architecture structures and that quickening prototype work is important for the service going forward. As the Navy returns to […]
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Navy/USMC
Boeing Awards Lockheed Martin $100 Million Contract To Upgrade F/A-18 IRST21 Sensors
Boeing [BA], prime contractor for U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F, awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] two contracts worth up to $100 million to upgrade the aircraft’s IRST21 sensor system, Lockheed said Thursday. The […]
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Homeland Security
Navy Issues Draft RFP For Heavy Polar Icebreaker; Award Planned In FY ’19
The Navy on Thursday issued a draft request for proposal (RFP) for the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker with plans still intact to release a final RFP in early 2018 […]