Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCGAO Urges Delay In Navy’s DDG-51 Flight III Destroyer Purchases
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged the Navy Aug. 4 to hold off on procuring a new version of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyer until the ship’s design is […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Field V-22 Refueling System By FY 2018
The U.S. Marine Corps is moving ahead with plans to pursue the V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS) for its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft. VARS will be able to supply […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Will Ground F/A-18s For 24 Hours After Several Aging Aircraft Crash
Within the next week, the Marine Corps will ground its entire fleet of F/A-18 Hornet jets for 24 hours to evaluated the health of the aircraft and evaluate training and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Trying Out V-22s On Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy is experimenting with three Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier to help it prepare for its own future variant of the […]
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Navy/USMCPropulsion Problem Plagues Navy’s MUOS-5 Satellite
The fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite experienced a “failure” in its orbit-raising propulsion system while being transferred from its initial orbit to its final orbit June 29, the […]
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Navy/USMCNewest Virginia-Class Sub Finishes First Trip
The USS Illinois (SSN-786), the Navy’s 13th Virginia-class attack submarine, has completed its first sea voyage, prime contractor General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat announced Aug. 1. During the alpha sea […]
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Air ForceMilitary Recruit Data Going Digital To Streamline Processing, Save Money Cut Waste
CHICAGO – Efforts are underway to bring the clerical process of joining the military out of the analogue age by dispensing with questionnaires and paperwork that are largely unchanged since […]
