Navy/USMC
-
Business/FinancialL3 Acquires UUV Technology Developer Open Water Power
Adding to its technology base in the area of unmanned underwater systems, L3 Technologies [LLL] last Friday acquired Open Water Power, Inc., a small developer of power generation technologies. Terms […]
-
InternationalU.S. And Japan Naval Forces Complete Exercises In The South China Sea
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) completed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the South China Sea on May 18, the Navy said Friday. A PASSEX includes […]
-
InternationalAustralian Government Releases $970 Million Naval Shipbuilding Plan
The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull released Australia’s first Naval Shipbuilding Plan last Tuesday, outlining the country’s largest shipbuilding and sustainment program with $970 million of investments. The funds are set […]
-
Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins $304 Million Contract Modification For Three MQ-4C Tritons
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $304 million modification on Tuesday to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract to procure three low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 2 MQ-4C Triton […]
-
ArmyBudget Permitting, Marine Corps Could Double Its JLTV Buy
The Marine Corps has plans to buy almost double the number of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles it initially projected to replace a portion of its Humvee fleet. While its program of […]
-
BudgetZukunft Wants Icebreaker In Coast Guard Budget, But Carter Warns Of Squeeze
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on Thursday said he would prefer that the construction spending for the planned new heavy polar icebreaker be accounted for in his service’s budget […]
-
Navy/USMCNavy Report Calls For Faster Ship Production But Is Light On Cost
A U.S. Navy future vision paper, The Future Navy, released Wednesday lays out the need for a larger fleet and incorporating new technology, but it is reluctant to get specific […]
-
Navy/USMCTrump Takes Aim At Aircraft Carrier Costs
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is targeting the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers for cost reductions and he will produce savings in the ship program just like he has […]
-
Navy/USMCU.S. And Southeast Asian Navies Conduct Exercises In The South China Sea
Ships from the U.S. Navy, Republic of Singapore navy, and Royal Thai navy conducted a three-day multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea last […]
