Navy/USMC

The second Aegis Ashore system reached operational readiness on Oct. 24, completing its “light off” and allowing a team of Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin [LMT] officials to […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based Transhield Inc. Nov. 1 said the company was awarded an $8.3 million contract–the largest defense contract in company history to supply protective covers for more than 4,500 Mine […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Friday it has upheld the Navy’s awarding of the contract for the service’s next-generation intranet known as NGEN to Hewlett-Packard [HP]. Harris Corp. [HRS] […]

The Navy’s newest version of the unmanned Fire Scout helicopter has flown for the first time as the service continues to develop a system designed to provide longer endurance than […]

Sikorsky Aircraft said yesterday that it has completed the initial rotor blade tests for the Marine Corps’ CH-53K heavy lift helicopter.  CH-53K concept. Rendering: Sikorsky. With 12 percent more surface […]

An F-35 dropped a guided bomb on a stationary tank this week, marking the first time the Joint Strike Fighter has struck a target on the ground, the Pentagon said […]

The major focus for Oshkosh Defense [OSK] now is on the company’s Light Combat Tactical All Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) offering for the Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), according to […]

The first ship in the Navy’s new class of destroyers designed for littoral operations and land attack has been launched, the Navy said Tuesday. The future USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) was […]

BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System variants for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft both hit major milestones recently, with the fixed-wing variant wrapping up a Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) […]

The Defense Department and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Wednesday signed a $508 million contract modification for the sixth lot of F135 propulsion systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, […]