Navy/USMC
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Demonstrates AMF JTRS Maturity At Desert Evaluation
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Airborne and Maritime/Fixed station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) is demonstrating the maturity of the complex system installed on a Boeing [BA] AH-64 Apache helicopter at […]
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ArmyMarine Corps, Army Seeking Ways To Speed Up JLTV
The Marine Corps is considering ways to move more quickly to the deployment of its envisioned Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the service’s program executive officer for ground systems said […]
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Air ForceSASC Cuts $21B From DoD Policy Bill
The Senate could debate the delayed Pentagon policy bill as soon as this week, after the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) revised the legislation yesterday by cutting $21 billion in funding […]
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Business/FinancialMetal Shark’s Response Boat-Small Award From Coast Guard Worth $192 Million
Metal Shark Boats yesterday said the value of its award to supply the Coast Guard with a new fleet of Response Boat-Small (RB-S) vessels is worth up to $192 million […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Christens Latest Combat Support Ship
The Navy christened the USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13) over the weekend, with the latest combat logistics support ship of the Lewis and Clark-class set for delivery to the fleet in […]
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Air ForceDoD Details Potential Weapons Cuts Under Sequester
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned yesterday that if the Pentagon receives the largest-possible budget cuts, weapon programs including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the next-generation bomber, the Littoral Combat Ship, […]
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Business/FinancialHII Posts Solid Operating Results But Goodwill Charge Leads To Loss
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] yesterday reported that it swung to a loss in the third quarter due to goodwill impairment charge related to a drop in its market capitalization although […]
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Navy/USMCLCS Seeks Capability To Locate, Destroy Mines In A Single Sweep
Historically, naval mine clearing missions have consisted of locating a mine and returning later to destroy it. But now the service would like to see a platform that could merge […]
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Air ForceDoD Office Created To Implement Air-Sea Battle Concept
The Defense Department has a new Air-Sea Battle Concept office expected to integrate air and naval combat capabilities–and soon to incorporate the Army–in support of freedom of action for U.S. […]
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Navy/USMCNext Generation Surface Combatant Must Be Modular, NAVSEA Chief Says
As the Navy looks to its future surface combatant and beyond the current fleet of Ticonderoga (CG-47) cruisers and Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers, it needs to embrace the modular capabilities […]