Navy/USMC

Several Navy officials recently confirmed the Navy and Marine Corps compromised on designs for the new Landing Ship Medium (LSM) and laid out the upcoming schedule, but also said it […]

Boeing [BA] said on Thursday it plans to finish building new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet naval fighter aircraft in late 2025 as Navy orders are expected to end, barring a […]

The Commandant of the Marine Corps’ desire to continue building San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) as well as opposing the early decommissioning of LSD dock landing ships are […]

SAN DIEGO– The Secretary of the Navy last week announced he tasked the service to create a 30-year long-term infrastructure plan to get a better understanding of the Navy’s facilities. […]

Austal USA delivered the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) to the Navy on Feb. 16. Delivery followed after the ship previously completed acceptance trials and Unmanned Logistics Prototype […]

SAN DIEGO– A top Marine Corps official here this week dismissed concerns the services new Medium Landing Ships (LSM), formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), are not survivable enough, […]

SAN DIEGO – Marine Corps officials here this week explained the service’s amphibious force requirements calls for 35 new Medium Landing Ships (LSM), formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), based […]

SAN DIEGO —An Office of Naval Research (ONR) official this week said the Navy is moving “very cautiously” on directed energy (DE) laser weapons because the eventual first program of […]

A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets seem to be aging worse than the older F/A-18C/D predecessors, particularly with lower availability rates. […]

Russia’s military posture in the Arctic region is becoming more offensive-based while the U.S. government sees it largely as rebuilding former Soviet capabilities, participants in a think tank panel said […]