Navy/USMC

By Ann Roosevelt Missile Defense Agency (MDA) late Tuesday announced the successful completion of a simultaneous interception of two ballistic missile targets for its sea-based anti-missile Aegis BMD system. Conducted […]

By Geoff Fein Stiletto, a high-speed, 80-foot long vessel built using composite materials has wrapped up three months of testing of its unique hull design, and will begin a new […]

By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps’ Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), a three dimensional, Humvee-mounted radar designed to detect rockets, artillery and mortars, completed its system functional review (SFR) and […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy’s efforts to develop a formal acquisition process that will help serve the interests and objectives of the service should not be viewed as a negative […]

By Geoff Fein Navy Secretary Donald Winter is looking to reinvigorate the service’s acquisition process and at the same time restore some discipline in the way the Navy determines what […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday terminated General Dynamics‘ [GD] second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-4), after failing to agree to contract modifications sought by the service because of cost growth […]

By Geoff Fein When the USS Montpelier (SSN-765) deploys later this month it will include a new Internet system to improve communications as well as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) […]

The Navy will host an Industry Day on Dec. 4 for Counter-Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) electronic warfare regarding the acquisition strategy, high level system requirements and future technology […]

By Geoff Fein Earlier this month the Navy transitioned to its new enterprise resources planning (ERP) system that will provide a standard set of management tools to service organizations to […]

Two members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are asking the Navy to explore whether the service needs a medium heavy-lift helicopter to conduct a variety of missions from […]