Navy/USMC
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Air ForceTextron Launches New Tactical Air Training Business; Sees Huge Growth Potential
Building on an acquisition it made in late winter, Textron [TXT] earlier this month launched a new operating business focused on providing tactical airborne training services to the Navy and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Study May Call For More Virginia-Class Subs
A soon-to-be-completed study on the U.S. Navy’s force structure could call for an increase in the service’s requirement for 48 Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, two Navy officials said July 14. The […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Chief Confident New Aircraft Carrier Will Overcome Woes
The head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) expressed confidence July 13 that the first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), will overcome its remaining development challenges […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Declares Newest Joint Standoff Weapon Ready For Operations
The U.S. Navy has declared the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1), the newest variant of the air-launched weapon, ready for operations. The guided glide weapon achieved its initial operational […]
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CongressCoast Guard, Navy Considering Joint Office For Heavy Icebreaker; Coast Guard Mulls Medium Icebreaker Needs
Coast Guard and Navy officials told a House panel on Tuesday that their two services are considering creating a joint program office related to the acquisition of a heavy icebreaker […]
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CongressNavy, McCain Clash Over First Ford-Class Carrier
The U.S. Navy and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered sharply different assessments of the first Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN-78) July 12, with the Navy touting the ship’s “significant progress” and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Weighing Fate of Advanced Arresting Gear For Aircraft Carriers
The U.S. Navy says it plans to decide by December whether to proceed with its troubled Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program or pick an alternative landing system for future Ford-class […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s MUOS-5 Satellite Suffers Glitch In Space
The Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite, launched in late June, experienced an “anomaly” while being moved in space, the Navy announced July 8. MUOS-5 lifted off […]
