Navy/USMC

The Navy Friday awarded General Dynamics [GD]-Bath Iron Works a fixed price contract to construct one Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)-named Coronado and designated LCS-4, according to the Navy. […]

The Navy yesterday issued a temporary grounding bulletin on six Marine Corps UH-1Y and one AH-1Z helicopters until the aircraft have been inspected for potential faulty components in each aircraft’s […]

By Ann Roosevelt A single training capability that can be distributed from shooters to the president is the goal of the "All things Missile" initiative from U.S. Joint Forces Command […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps expects to deploy the MV-22 Osprey to Afghanistan by year’s end, and for the nascent tilt-rotor aircraft to remain in the war-torn country for […]

By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.–It might be time for the Navy to reexamine decades old acquisition legislation and policies to see if they continue to be valid today, the Chief […]

By Geoff Fein Earlier this month when Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed extending the build rate for aircraft carriers from four to five years, the idea led to a flurry […]

By Emelie Rutherford Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway pledged yesterday to fight for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle’s (EFV) continuation, while also saying his service won’t need a new mine-resistant vehicle and may […]

By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.–The Navy and the nation need to have a lively discussion about the maritime domain and what it takes for the service to operate in that […]

By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.–Even though the Navy truncated its planned acquisition of the DDG-1000 multi-mission combat ships from seven down to two, with the potential remaining for a third […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps official steering the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program said he is optimistic the long-delayed development effort with General Dynamics [GD] will emerge intact from […]