Navy/USMC

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] CEO Mitch Snyder wants to cut the price of the V-280 tilt-rotor aircraft in half and he’s identified a number of techniques to accomplish that. […]

The Littoral Combat Ship program office and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems (N9) have one month to develop an implementation plan that will put recommendations made by […]

The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific said the potential deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery to South Korea is none of China’s business […]

During hearings on the budget held Thursday on Capitol Hill, top Defense Department officials revealed a stark difference of opinion over the direction of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, […]

After reviewing the recommendations of the independent team charged with assessing the Remote Minehunting System (RMS) program, the Navy has decided not to move forward with a second round of […]

General Dynamics [GD] Mission Systems has acquired Bluefin Robotics, a Quincy, Mass.-based developer of autonomous undersea robots used for mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Carlo Zaffanella, […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] likely knew its case against the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract award to Oshkosh [OSK] was doomed a week before it voluntarily abandoned the five-month contest, […]

The presidential field has narrowed to a handful of candidates, with two Democrats and six Republicans remaining in the race. In the early months of their campaigns, the presidential hopefuls […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has abandoned its protracted battle to convince the Army its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is superior to the Oshkosh [OSK] truck chosen to replace the Humvee. […]

A panel of experts gave a tentative thumbs up to the Navy’s new plan to develop a carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft, but told a House panel on Feb. 11 that […]