Navy/USMC

The Navy and Marine Corps would not be able to meet requirements for fiscal 2013 if Congress extends a continuing resolution through the remainder of the year rather than passes […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] is exploring the possibility of converting its Avondale shipyard into a manufacturing plant for products in the oil and gas sector, but for the time being […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has told the Navy that delays in issuing contracts in the construction of aircraft carriers or other ships could lead to cost increases, the company’s CEO […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it is in the process of building a Triton unmanned aerial vehicle to use as a test bed for the Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance […]

The Pentagon likely won’t be able to begin the congressionally mandated quadrennial defense review (QDR) because of the fiscal uncertainty stemming from the budget turmoil on Capitol Hill, a senior […]

The USS Freedom, the first of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), is gearing up for its first overseas deployment to evaluate the ship and develop a long-term strategy for the […]

The Navy’s new policy for ship inspections will more comprehensively and at greater depth examine the state of the vessel’s systems, including guns and other weapons, as well as information […]

The Navy said Dec. 28 it awarded a total of $4.9 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the continued development of the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. […]

The Navy said yesterday that it was doubling the frequency at which ships will undergo comprehensive inspections to get a more accurate reflection of fleet readiness. The changes were announced […]

General Dynamics [GD] last month acquired Applied Physical Sciences Corp., a research and development services company that GD said will complement the engineering programs at its submarine yard facilities, Electric […]