Navy/USMC

The Navy Secretary this week said the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has helped the Navy save hundreds of millions of dollars by canceling various contracts. “We’ve […]

The Navy on Friday awarded a team led by Vermont’s NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC a $537 million contract to dismantle, recycle and dispose of the former nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, […]

The Navy on Tuesday announced Rear Adm. Kevin Smith, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC), was relieved following a complaint “substantiated by an Office of the […]

Australia’s Birdon was chosen by the Marine Corps to design and build two prototype small amphibious ships that can carry a few dozen Marines, with construction set to begin this […]

General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime on Tuesday announced a new partnership to aid anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tracking by combining an unmanned aerial system with low-power sonobuoys […]

The Navy’s top officer revealed a laser weapon installed on a destroyer to test an ability to disable drones and small boats has had problems in testing and is still […]

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 […]