Navy/USMC
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Business/FinancialNorthrop 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/USMCLockheed 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/USMCOfficial 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 ForceArmy 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 ForceTold 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/USMCNavy 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/USMCBoeing 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 SecurityNavy 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 […]
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InternationalBAE Teams With Cammell Laird For UK Type 31e Frigate Bid
Britain’s BAE Systems and commercial shipbuilder Cammell Laird have signed a teaming agreement as part of a bid to make the U.K.’s Type 31e frigate, BAE said Wednesday. The companies will […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Issue FFG(X) Solicitation In November
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is planning to issue an open competitive request for proposals (RFP) for design development on the new future frigate program in November, the Navy said […]