Navy/USMC

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy’s senior executive officer for unmanned aviation said this week that the planned timeframe for basing a UAV strike platform on an aircraft carrier was “pretty ambitious,” […]

A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-Raytheon [RTN] team demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), according to a Lockheed Martin statement. The demonstration took […]

As the Navy forges ahead on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, it will need to figure out how to balance the operational availability of the vessels with the maintenance […]

Faulty bolts have been found on a new Navy amphibious transport dock ship and replacing the hardware has forced a six-week delay in the delivery of the San Antonio-class (LPD-17) […]

The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) yesterday added $130 million to President Barack Obama’s budget for industrial-base initiatives while reducing his proposed level of Pentagon funding by $100 million. During yesterday’s […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT], Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said they submitted proposals to the Navy to design, build, integrate and test the new Air and Missile Defense Radar […]

PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–A mechanical airframe failure was responsible for the June crash in Maryland of a Navy unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program, the service’s […]

Serco Inc., the North American arm of Serco Group plc (SRP), yesterday said it was awarded a potential $73 million contract to support the Defense Department Joint Program Office with […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense Friday said it signed a 15-year contract valued at some $236 million with ABL Alliance to provide support of the Trident Strategic Weapon System at […]

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 […]