Navy/USMC

The Navy’s high intensity laser being developed by Boeing [BA] and envisioned to defend against surface and air threats is undergoing critical design review (CDR) this week, a company official […]

The Pentagon defended the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program on Capitol Hill yesterday as it prepares to release new data on the rocky program’s cost and schedule. Acting Pentagon acquisition […]

The Navy has issued awards to Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Austal USA for the construction of four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for a combined $1.4 billion. The contract modifications fund […]

The Navy and manufacturer Lockheed Martin [LMT] have narrowed down the causes behind leaking on the first vessel in the class of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as it undergoes a […]

The first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will deploy to Singapore next year in what will be a key opportunity to examine the ship’s operational performance and identify possible changes that […]

The Navy’s new force structure assessment nearing completion will call for a fleet of “around” 300 ships, and is based on the Obama administration’s military strategy outlined earlier this year […]

The Navy is again pushing back the release of its final request for proposals (RFP) for the successor to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), instead issuing another draft RFP […]

Boeing [BA] delivered the first EA-18 G Growler under a third multi-year contract with the Navy. The contract calls for Boeing to provide 90 F/A-18 E and F Super Hornet […]

The Navy is on target in the design and development of the nuclear propulsion system that will drive the next generation of ballistic missile submarines, the head of Naval Reactors […]

The head of a powerful committee vowed yesterday to fight defense budget cuts already set by Congress and boost funding for weapons programs including Navy ships. Just weeks before the House […]