Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein Unmanned surface and underwater systems pose a number of challenges, everything from how to keep the platforms on station for extended periods of time to bringing on […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy last month took delivery of its first of five low-rate initial production (LRIP) airborne mine neutralization systems (AMNS) and Raytheon [RTN] will have the remaining […]

By Emelie Rutherford A lawmaker who leads a Navy panel in Congress said he is pleased with the service’s new acquisition strategy for the cost-challenged Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program […]

By Geoff Fein Under the Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) acquisition strategy, General Dynamics [GD] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are going to have to make tough decisions on what […]

By Geoff Fein With speculation swirling over the impact the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) may have on regional commanders, Adm. Timothy Keating said yesterday that he wants to prevent […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon increased its requirement for a new breed of all-terrain mine-resistant trucks by 1,400 vehicles late last week as U.S. troops in Afghanistan face an increasing […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy and a Raytheon [RTN]-led team have been exploring the use of a submarine-launched AIM-9X sidewinder air-to-air missile to provide self- defense against enemy aircraft and […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon, in a second round of appeals to defense authorization legislation, is pushing back on lawmakers’ cuts to its requests for a new Humvee-replacement vehicle, ship […]

By Geoff Fein A lengthy Navy investigation of faulty piping welds on Virginia-class submarines has determined that neither sailors nor submarines are at risk. "Both Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and General […]

By Geoff Fein Earlier this month, the Navy awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $93.8 million contract for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the company’s Standard Missile- 6 (SM-6) Block I that […]