Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $738 Million VLS Canister Award
The Navy awarded BAE Systems a contract that could reach $738 million for Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister production covering requirements from fiscal year 2024 to 2028 production. […]
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Air ForceF135 Engine Core Upgrade Passes Preliminary Design Review
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney said on July 15 that it has completed preliminary design review (PDR) on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 […]
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InternationalCanada Plans To Buy 12 New Subs As It Climbs To NATO Two Percent of GDP Defense Spending Benchmark
The Canadian government recently announced it is taking steps towards buying 12 new conventionally-powered under-ice capable submarines as it plans to increase defense spending to the NATO target of two […]
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BudgetSASC Defense Bill Authorizes Limited Landing Ship Ahead Of LSM
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision authorizing the Navy to procure, lease or charter a medium-sized landing ship short of the Landing […]
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Air ForceSASC Wants F-35 Program to Submit Plan for Integration of Improved PTMS on Plane by 2029
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants insight from the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) on a timeline to compete and award a contract to build and integrate an upgraded […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Bill Would Have NAVSEA Term Mimic Naval Reactors With Eight-Year Term
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would extend the term of the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Specifies $4.2 Billion Shipbuilding Add, Clarifies Frigate And LSM Restrictions
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released the full fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on Monday, which detailed recommendations to boost shipbuilding funds by $4.2 billion as well as […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Number Two Civilian Stepping Down
The second highest civilian official at the Navy is stepping down next month, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said on July 3. “Erik Raven has been a true […]
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ArmyArmy, Navy Recently Conducted ‘Milestone’ Hypersonic Missile Test In Pacific
The Army and Navy recently completed a hypersonic missile flight test in the Pacific, the Pentagon said on June 28. After several tests were canceled last year, the Pentagon described […]
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Business/FinancialFormer SecNav Spencer Named New Austal Chairman
Former Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer was named the new chairman of Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, parent company of Austal USA. Spencer took over as chairman on July 1, […]
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