Navy/USMC

The Navy and Marine Corps are examining the possibility of deploying Marines on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), a senior general recently said. Maj. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who is […]

With plans to shrink in size, the Marine Corps will remain capable of acting in a major combat operation but there will be some limitations, and will potentially be unable […]

The Marine Corps has finished fielding its Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) Phase 1 and is moving forward with its contractor-run Phase 2 to bring advanced battlespace awareness […]

General Dynamics [GD] has announced changes in leadership at two key Navy shipbuilding yards. General Dynamics is a builder of Navy destroyers. Photo by General Dynamics. Jeffery Geiger, the president […]

The Pentagon has conducted a successful test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system by firing two Standard Missile (SM) interceptors to take out a complex, separating short-range ballistic […]

Senators and a veterans group are pushing the idea of a Pentagon audit in the hopes of better understanding where the Defense Department’s money is going and how to spend […]

The Pentagon is reviewing the policies and procedures for issuing security clearances to contractors as part of a broader review following the deadly rampage at Washington Navy Yard earlier this […]

The Department of Defense Inspector General found that “the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) did not effectively mitigate contractor access control risks and allowed convicted felons to access Navy […]

The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $25 million contract for three mission modules for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, the company said yesterday. The contract calls on […]

The Navy is beginning to monitor its Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarines to determine if any can remain in the fleet past their expected service lives, as the SSN fleet […]