Navy/USMC

By Marina Malenic Members of a key congressional subcommittee yesterday expressed concerns about a new aircraft-carrier catapult system and how difficulties in its development might adversely affect the cost and […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy has been working to open up radar systems into major subsystems in an effort to increase competition and the availability of parts at the subsystem […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday began notifying hundreds of employees that their services will no longer be needed following the White House’s decision to terminate the VH-71 presidential […]

By Geoff Fein For the second time in almost 10 months, the Navy has issued an inspection bulletin for the F/A-18A-D Hornet fleet, this time for cracks discovered in some […]

By Geoff Fein Because of the time system development can take, encountering parts obsolescence can be an ongoing struggle, according to a top Navy official. That is why the move […]

By Geoff Fein As Insitu rolled the 1,000th ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) off its assembly line, the company was looking ahead to its bid for the Navy’s small tactical […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is well into construction on its second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as the its first ship, the USS Freedom (LCS-1) enters its second post […]

By Geoff Fein A key Senate panel wants the Navy to submit a plan for providing a full and open competition for combat systems in construction of surface combatants beyond […]

By Geoff Fein Virginia Beach-based Global Technical Systems (GTS) has been awarded a $95 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for the Navy’s Common Processing Systems (CPS)–a major piece of […]

By Geoff Fein Language in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) authorization report for fiscal year 2010 would prohibit the Navy from funding construction of any surface combatants after 2011 […]