Navy/USMC
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CongressCNO Outlines Shipbuilding, Aircraft Cuts In Fiscal ’14
Unless budget relief from Congress is forthcoming, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said yesterday the Navy will have to cut its ship and aircraft procurement plans in fiscal […]
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Air ForceJoint Staff-Sponsored Bold Quest 13.2 Capability Demonstrations and Assessment Prep Under Way
Hundreds of military and civilian men and women from the United States and 11 other nations are converging in Indiana for almost all of September to assess systems and test […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Move To Steel Deckhouse On DDG-1000 Forces HII To Close Facility
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] said Wednesday it plans to shutter a facility in Gulfport, Miss. following the Navy’s decision to abandon a composite deckhouse for the third and final ship […]
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Air ForceAsymmetric Fight Requires Knowledge Advantage For Decision Advantage, Report Says
To win the fight in asymmetric warfare often will require information and intelligence gathering at all levels of operations, which helps gives United States forces a knowledge advantage that in […]
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BudgetSECNAV Orders Plan To Address Budget Challenges
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has ordered an assessment of the budget and resource challenges facing the Navy and Marine Corps, the service said Friday. Mabus has directed the office of […]
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Navy/USMCRoosevelt Completes Overhaul, Refueling
The Navy yesterday completed the mid-life nuclear refueling and overhaul of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier. The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). Photo by U.S. Navy The ship is […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Wins Contract For Upgraded Target System On AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
The Navy said Tuesday that Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control division has been awarded a $33.9 million contract for the AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems (TSS), which will be […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Unveils Advanced Super Hornet
ST LOUIS—Boeing [BA] has unveiled an advanced version of the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet with new capabilities the company believes will allow the aircraft to operate well into the 2030s. […]
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Air ForceDoD, Pratt & Whitney Agree On Sixth Lot Of F-35 Engines
The Defense Department and F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney reached an agreement in principle for a sixth lot of F135 engines, including the first propulsion systems for international partners […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics Tops Incumbent AM General For U.S. SOCOM Vehicle
General Dynamics’s [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) with Flyer Defense LLC was selected over incumbent AM General and awarded a seven -ear, potential $562 million contract for as many […]