Navy/USMC

The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for the integration of a toward sonar system onto an unmanned surface vehicle, the company said yesterday. Northrop Grumman will use its […]

Lawmakers are expected to seek restrictions on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program during multiple defense debates in Congress this week. Recent congressional concerns about the program to build […]

The Pentagon now believes the redevelopment costs for the first five production lots of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will cost $500 million less than a previous projection, according to […]

General Dynamics [GD] recently completed testing of its version of the Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), a medium armored vehicle that is in development for the Marine Corps along with three […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is calling for changes to ship, vehicle and missile-defense plans, while rejecting a move to limit F-35 Joint Strike Fighter funding, in the fiscal […]

A House panel likely will hold hearings on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), in the wake of a damning report from government auditors, and may try to restrict funding for […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said this week it has successfully completed a testing involving a long -range anti-ship missile firing from an MK 41 Vertical Launch System as part of developing […]

Defense budget-setters in the House want to cut $1.85 billion from the Pentagon’s budget request for developing and buying weapon systems. The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) released on Tuesday […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] confirmed yesterday that it will submit a bid for the full production of the Navy’s next generation tactical afloat network, an expected move for the defense firm […]

The Navy awarded contracts for nine Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers on Monday that are being purchased under a multi-year buy that contains an option for tenth ship. The contracts were […]