Navy/USMC
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Air ForceArmy, Navy: JLTV Could Face Delay of a Year or More Due to Shutdown, Sequester
Army and Navy acquisition officials said procurement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle could be delayed a year or more because of sequestration, primarily in how it affects the program’s […]
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ArmyReductions in USMC Force Structure Won’t Affect Plans to Buy 5,500 JLTVs
The Marine Corps is still looking at buying 5,500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles even though sequestration cuts are driving the service to lower its expected force structure, a program official […]
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ArmyJLTV Officials: CR Will Hurt Program If Full Budget Isn’t Passed Soon
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program officials said the government shutdown earlier this month and the continuing resolution that funds the government through Jan. 15 are complicating an otherwise simple […]
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CongressLockheed Martin Protests Navy’s Award For Next Ship-Based Air Defense Radar
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday formally protested the Navy’s decision earlier this month to award the contract for the new Air Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) to Raytheon [RTN]. Lockheed Martin […]
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BudgetProtest Outcomes On Key Navy Programs Facing Possible Delay, GAO Says
Decisions that had been expected this month on protests over two major Navy contract awards could be delayed by more than two weeks because of the government shutdown that prompted […]
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Navy/USMCUSMC To Optimize MEBs As Stand-Alone Forces For Rapid Deployment
As the Pentagon works to complete its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) due to Congress is February, military leaders may inadvertently end up answering a fundamental question: can the Defense Department […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon To Award Raytheon Production Contract For New Interceptors
The Pentagon has said it intends to award a sole-source contract to Raytheon [RTN] for the production of up to 216 of the latest version of the Standard Missile-3 to […]
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ArmyBAE Systems To Close Sealy, Texas Site In 2014
BAE Systems yesterday said by the end of June 2014, doors will be shuttered at its Sealy, Texas, facility that has been a tactical vehicle production site since 1990. “The […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Plans JLTV Production Move To Arkansas From Texas
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Oct. 15 said it will move production of its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to the company’s award-winning Camden, Ark., manufacturing complex–in the wake of key subcontractor […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Air Training Resuming
The Navy’s command for training aviators is expected to resume flights this week after having to halt operations in connection to the government shutdown, a spokesman for Naval Air Training […]