Navy/USMC

General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] and the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union reached a tentative agreement Sunday night, avoiding a strike by the 2,500 draftsmen, designers and […]

The Navy plans to host an industry day next month to brief vendors on its needs for the Future Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, according to a May 16 notice. […]

The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $581 million contract on May 15 for production and delivery of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot V Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets for […]

Several members of the House Appropriations Committee this week voiced concerns that the Navy’s sixth generation fighter program could be awarded three years later than currently planned. “I will not […]

The Navy recently launched a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned aircraft target drone for the first time in what it says is a step that advances […]

The Navy plans to receive the first Boeing [BA]-built Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) this summer, a Navy program office leader said this week. The first vessel, dubbed […]

The Navy is seeking industry input on potential solutions for a long-range unmanned aircraft to be used by an unspecified partner country. The Request For Information (RFI), published Wednesday, specifically […]

The Navy established Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 7 on April 25 during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, operating under Commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet […]

The Navy on Friday said it conducted the first end-to-end flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile using the cold gas launch approach it plans to use […]

The V-22 Joint Program Office manager expects the Ospreys to finally move back to unrestricted flight operations by the end of 2026 once several component changes to improve safety are […]