Navy

An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet embarked aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier was blown overboard on July 8 due to heavy weather, the Navy said on July 10. […]

The Navy picked Leidos [LDOS] over three other bidders for a $12 million contract for the design of the Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (MUUV). The contract includes options that, if […]

Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. said on July 5 that former former head of General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] Dirk Lesko was appointed president of the company.  Lesko abruptly […]

The Commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday said he thinks the next major L-class amphibious ships will likely be smaller and be partially built around interacting with unmanned systems. […]

The Navy awarded Tactical Air Support Inc. a $265 million contract to modify 22 Northrop Grumman [NOC] F-5 Tiger aircraft the service bought from Switzerland. This contract specifically covers non-recurring […]

The Spanish government concluded the Navantia F-110 frigate passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, making it ready for full production, the company said on June 24. This CDR means […]

Metal Shark said on Tuesday it is helping send 23 of its aluminum military boats to Ukraine as part of the latest U.S. security assistance package announced last week. The […]

The Biden administration plans to forward deploy two more destroyers to Spain among other force posture changes as part of the updated NATO Strategic Concept, the White House said on […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill, approved Thursday, includes a provision that would create a new commission to study the Navy’s future force structure and shipbuilding with an […]

The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $248 million modification to procure two more low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Navy is procuring […]