Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein Banking on their experience and success with the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) and the Advanced Gun System (AGS), BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are […]

Boeing [BA] last month installed two CFM56-7B engines on the Navy’s first P-8A Poseidon, closely following the aircraft’s wing-to-body join and "power on" milestones, according to Boeing. Following final functional […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy’s next-generation cruiser, CG(X), must be built as a mod repeat, its subsystems should be flexible and the ship and the combat systems should be developed […]

By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps board is expected to sign off this month on a new plan for the future Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), a medium-weight armored vehicle program […]

By Geoff Fein The question as to whether submarines are still relevant in today’s post Cold War environment can easily be answered by looking at the number of countries obtaining […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy is turning to commercial technologies to find ways to reduce fuel consumption in the fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command has two efforts, one looking at […]

By Geoff Fein For the Navy to have a successful CG(X) program the service must be able to state the compelling operational need for the ship, leverage existing and mature […]

James Thomsen has been named to head up the newly created Principal Civilian Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition Workforce (PCDASN (AW)), according to the Navy. Acting Assistant […]

By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the […]

By Geoff Fein The requirements for the Navy’s next-generation cruiser CG(X) remain unclear as service officials hash out the detailed specifications for the ship and define what exactly the Navy […]