Navy/USMC

The Pentagon on April 4 gave the go-ahead for production of the Marine Corps’ new $27 billion CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. Following a review of the engineering and manufacturing development, […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–An upgraded version of the Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter that prime contractor Boeing [BA] is pitching to the service would be ready for delivery in the early […]

Boeing [BA] was awarded a $2.2 billion contract last week to build a total of 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy and the Australian and British […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Navy plans to take a “hard look” at what its future unmanned surface vessels (USVs) should look like, including whether it should develop “purpose-built” vessels or […]

The USS Washington (SSN-787), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine successfully completed its initial sea trials on April 2, builder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] said Monday. The sea trials tested all of […]

Already several days past its desired deadline for launching low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps says it and Sikorsky are simply waiting for the […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Without a fiscal year 2017 budget in place, the Navy will delay a service life extension plan necessary to fly its Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters into […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Sea trials of the first Ford-class aircraft carrier are expected to begin this week by shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] followed by the Navy’s acceptance trials later this […]

The U.S. Navy’s new SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) has begun tracking ballistic missile targets in tests, according to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and prime contractor Raytheon […]