Navy/USMC

General Dynamics [GD] Advanced Informational Systems yesterday said it received a contract with a potential value of $86.7 million to design and build the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle […]

The Navy could restructure acquisition programs that are too slow or prove over time they are unable to adapt to meeting Open Architecture (OA) standards, Mary Lacey, the service’s deputy […]

The Navy has elected to extend the deployment of the MQ-8B Fire Scout in Afghanistan, manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday, adding the unmanned helicopter has improved the ability of […]

A Senate committee investigation found myriad instances of suspected counterfeit parts in weapon systems including military aircraft, and it leaders want the defense industry to contribute more for replacement parts. […]

General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire tactical wheeled vehicle designer and manufacturer Force Protection [FRPT] for about $360 million in cash, in a deal that expands […]

Interocean American Shipbuilding has been awarded a $28.2-million contract for the operation and maintenance of a platform to host the Sea-Based X-Band (SBX-1) radar, the Pentagon said last week. The […]

The Navy has ordered seven more P-8A Poseidon aircraft under a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract with Boeing [BA], the Pentagon said last week. The $1.3 billion LRIP 2 order […]

Boeing [BA] intends to make a push to drum up sales of its P-8A Poseidon on the international market and will look at countries already operating the P-3 Orion, the […]

The Pentagon held two days of talks with Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week to present its “should-cost” estimate for the fifth low-rate initial production (LRIP) phase for the F-35 Joint […]

The military service chiefs gave dire warnings yesterday about cuts to weapons programs and harm to the defense industrial base coming if congressional inaction spurs roughly $1 trillion in Pentagon budget […]