Navy/USMC

The Navy’s research head revealed a new strategic direction document last week at the 2017 Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo. Rear Adm. David Hahn, chief of Naval Research […]

The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is proceeding in its electromagnetic raingun research and expects to reach a capacity of 10 rounds per minute with a 32 Mega-Joule muzzle […]

The total cost of acquiring the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has risen more than $27 billion due to an increase in per-unit cost because the Pentagon has […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract for a program to allow submarines to detect other submarines at longer distances, the company said […]

Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced three more presidential naval flag officer nominations on Friday. Vice Adm. John Aquilino was reappointed as vice admiral and assigned commander of United States […]

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last Thursday found a sample of Navy ships showed how ships delivered to the fleet are provided with incomplete work and quality problems. […]

The U.S. Navy posted a Request for Information (RFI) Monday with details what capabilities it is seeking in its future frigate program, the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)). Naval Sea Systems […]

Efforts to slow modernization of the nuclear triad until the Defense Department completes a comprehensive study of the programs’ total cost largely failed to make it into the House version […]