Navy/USMC

The Navy has stood up a program office for the planning and procurement of the second ship in the class of Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carriers. Rear Adm. Thomas […]

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this week projecting higher costs for procuring ships over the next three decades than the Navy estimates. The CBO estimated the cost […]

CPI Aerostructures [CVU] has received an order from Northrop Grumman [NOC] to produce pods for housing the Navy’s Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) intended to operate off the Littoral […]

Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it received an $81 million Army contract to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). The contract extends […]

Last week the Army said it plans to issue a Request for Unfunded Project Proposals to execute a project award supporting ground robotics research areas. Anticipated research areas for project […]

The USS Ohio (SSGN-726), one of four Navy submarines converted from a ballistic missile to guided missile capability, has rejoined the fleet after undergoing nearly four months maintenance as well […]

The Republican-led House passed the defense budget bill last night, via a 326-90 vote, after rejecting Democrats’ attempt to strip nearly $8 billion from the spending plan to make it adhere to […]

Mutual security cooperation and building partner capacity and capability are part of the U.S. military strategy as it refocuses toward the Asia Pacific region from 11 years of effort in […]

Adapting the engines for the next generation of Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing craft to a water environment will be a challenge for the program, but builder Textron [TXT] […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has competed on-orbit testing of the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, setting it up for the Navy’s operational test and evaluation ahead of its August […]