Navy/USMC

The Navy has initiated plans to formally inform private shipyard contractors of the possible termination of scheduled maintenance work, but stopped short of issuing cancellations it said it might have […]

The sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system has conducted the first intercept of a target missile while using tracking data provided by satellites, the Pentagon said. The test took place […]

The Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has been cleared to resume flying following the resolution of a problem with fueldraulic hoses that were behind the […]

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert has told Congress that the service might have to scale back the procurement of several major acquisition programs to offset possible funding losses […]

A group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging the Navy to delay plans to cancel ship maintenance availabilities for the second half of fiscal 2013, asking for more time […]

The Navy has cleared Northrop Grumman [NOC] to begin full-rate production of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye battle management command and control aircraft, the company said yesterday. The green lighting follows […]

The Navy said Friday that it has delayed the mid-life refueling and overhaul of an aircraft carrier, saying it lacks the funding needed to begin work this fiscal year because Congress […]

The Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Javelin Joint Venture recently demonstrated the ability of the Javelin missile to acquire and engage targets up to 4,750 meters during government tests […]

The budget stalemate on Capitol Hill has forced the Navy to delay the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier, as well as its air wing, and […]

A Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee warned that cutting the size of the Navy’s fleet of combat ships will negatively affect the service’s long-term ability to project […]