Navy/USMC

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week published a new solicitation looking for commercial solutions for autonomously navigating Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUV) to aid the Navy in adding […]

The Navy accepted delivery of the second new John Lewis-class of fleet replenishment oilers, the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), from builder General Dynamics’ [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company […]

The Navy and Military Sealift Command launched a Wave Glider unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from an expeditionary fast transport ship ahead of a large multinational maritime exercise in Central and […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) final fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would restrict Navy funds until it submits a new shipbuilding plan accounting for […]

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit found the Navy needs to stick to cost and schedule best practices to maintain accurate estimates for the ballooning costs of its decades-long […]

An HII Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] official this week confirmed the company is still interested in potentially being a second shipbuilder for the new Constellation-class frigate program as well the Landing […]

Two Biden administration officials this week said there is a “huge potential” to expand AUKUS Pillar Two technology sharing and cooperation in the future. While the U.S., U.K. and Australian […]

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] delivered the first Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125), to the Navy on June 27, the company said Tuesday. […]

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the government is trying to get the defense industrial base in a position where it can increase production to reach the […]

The Navy recently issued a sources sought notice conducting market research for potentially using up to 10 “long dwell” Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), similar to the Saildrone vessels currently being […]