Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein Until earlier this year, many junior sailors trained for conducting shipboard helicopter takeoffs using archaic tools–including wooden models to simulate aircraft. But an urgent request from Helicopter […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon has opted against transferring non-excess National Guard and reserve equipment to Iraqi forces, appeasing lawmakers concerned about U.S. military response to domestic emergencies. "I am […]

By Geoff Fein General Dynamics [GD] wrapped up builder’s trials of its variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) earlier this week, putting the vessel through dozens of tests in […]

By Geoff Fein As the Navy looks to extend the service life of its current surface fleet, officials are also exploring a number of ways to make those ships more […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy and its industry partners are into production on most of the computing hardware and nearing the final software release for the components that will operate […]

By Calvin Biesecker Based on the development and testing of a series of prototype tactical biometric collection and matching devices the past few years, the Navy is moving toward a […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy last week opened its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Package Support Facility (MPSF), a 46,000-square foot West Coast site to store, maintain and ready for […]

The Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, the USS Nassau (LHA-4), will be the first Atlantic Fleet large-deck ship to receive General Dynamic‘s [GD] Common Network Interface (CNI) designed to improve situational […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon and White House reminded lawmakers this week if the final fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill continues the canceled VH-71 presidential helicopter program President Obama […]

By Geoff Fein Navy has decided to deploy the USS Freedom (LCS-1) two years earlier than planned to begin integration of the Littoral Combat Ship into the fleet and to […]