Navy/USMC

As the Navy plans to deploy a weapon for the first time on a drone aircraft, an official said yesterday the service is open to using varied strike capabilities on […]

Boeing [BA], a prime contender for the multi-billion FX-2 fighter program  for Brazil, yesterday said its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business unit will showcase the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block […]

The Navy and Marine Corps plan to run Lockheed Martin’s K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter through a series of tests this week to determine its suitability for deployment, Naval Air Systems […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], the largest builder of Navy surface ships, yesterday reported earnings of $40 million for the second quarter of 2011 after suffering losses in the same period last […]

NEW YORK—Boeing’s [BA] defense arm hopes to more than double the percentage of revenues it gleans from international sales in the coming years, a top executive said yesterday. Jim Albaugh, […]

The Navy has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $32 million contract for the Global Positioning System-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service (GPNTS) program for ships and submarines, the company said yesterday. GPNTS […]

NEW YORK—Pratt & Whitney [UTX] is facing some challenges with its military-engine business as Pentagon programs including the F-22 fighter jet and C-17 cargo hauler wind down, a top executive […]

The Navy has extended a contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to continue maintaining the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), a system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide […]

The Navy said recently that Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] delivered the eighth Virginia-class submarine, PCU California (SSN-781) more than eight months earlier than the scheduled contract delivery date. California, the […]

BALTIMORE–The U.S. Navy turned over two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters to Thailand on Monday in what was the first delivery of the MH-60 to a foreign government. The Sikorsky-built [UTX] Seahawks […]