Navy/USMC

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] SpectIR infrared search and track system capability (IRST) pod successfully acquired, tracked and provided a weapons cue during a live fire flight test conducted in early November […]

The first of the Navy’s next generation of narrowband tactical satellites launched into space on Friday after poor weather forced a delay of more than a week. The Mobile User […]

The Navy has instructed Northrop Grumman [NOC] to halt work on its next generation ship-based tactical network pending the outcome of a protest filed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] with the […]

The Marine Corps is eyeing the end of a study examining options for a future amphibious assault vehicle, a senior official said yesterday. The expected springtime completion of that analysis […]

Boeing [BA] has completed delivery of 257 F/A-18s fighter jets and EA-18G electronic attack aircraft to the Navy under a multi-year procurement contract, the company said yesterday. The F/A-18 E […]

ATK [ATK] yesterday said the Army has chosen it to develop an alternative warhead for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS).  In 2009, Defense Daily identified ATK as well […]

While unmanned helicopters deployed recently by the Marines to Afghanistan for carrying cargo have recently shown promise, the chief of naval research said the service is pursuing additional technologies to […]

Top Pentagon officials have repeatedly stated their intention to emphasize spending on unmanned systems at a time when budgets are tight, but that doesn’t mean all UAVs are being protected. […]

House lawmakers who craft the defense budget are voicing concerns about the Pentagon’s proposal to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and […]

The Navy will look for ways to restore a Virginia-class (SSN-774) attack submarine to the five-year procurement plan despite this week’s budget proposal that removed one of them from the […]