Navy/USMC

President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, said last week he’d prioritize alternative fuels development if confirmed. “I would make that a high priority if I am confirmed […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a $197 million contract option from the Army for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket production, enabling the service to pay […]

The Navy has delayed plans to award the contracts for the follow-on to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) by three months, saying yesterday more time was needed to evaluate […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received the first protective cage the will be used to house the avionics for the next generation of the Navy’s Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. The Navy […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it was awarded a $9.3 million firm-fixed-price contract by Naval Air Systems Command to provide Gen II mission computers for the H-1 Upgrade helicopter program. […]

If automatic budget cuts known as sequestration take effect at the beginning of March, the Navy would be forced to halt all deployments to South America and the Caribbean and […]

A problem with the fueldraulics line behind the grounding of Marine Corps F-35Bs was likely caused by a quality issue in the manufacturing process that does not pose any design […]

Rear Adm. William Hilarides has been nominated as the next commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, the Pentagon said last week. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the nomination, which is […]

AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] yesterday said it received a $12 million order for its Wasp ® AE small unmanned aircraft systems, initial spares packages, training, and one year of contractor logistics […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], a builder of surface combatants and submarines, is pitching the Navy with the possibility of continuing production of LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ships as a platform […]