Boeing Wins Bid to Build Air Force’s Next-Generation Fighter
Boeing will build the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program, President Donald Trump announced Friday at the White House.…
USS Carl Vinson Carrier Chops Out of 5th Fleet, Roosevelt Picks Up ISIS Strike Missions
The Carl Vinson carrier strike group (CSG) has left U.S. Central Command and has passed its strike missions over Iraq…
Lockheed Martin Not Studying AAW for Aegis Ashore for MDA
Lockheed Martin is not currently studying adding an anti-air warfare (AAW) capability to the Navy’s two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile…
Boeing Will Offer Modified Harpoon Missile for Littoral Combat Ships
Hoping to build off of the Navy’s extensive inventory of existing anti-surface missiles, Boeing plans to compete a modified version…
Mabus: F-35 Will Be ‘Last Manned Strike Fighter’ the Navy, Marines ‘Will Ever Buy or Fly’
This post has been updated to include a comment from Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.). NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Secretary of the…
NAVAIR: Aerial Refueling Will End X-47B Test Program, Salty Dogs Bound for Museums or Boneyard
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — There are no plans to extend the testing for its Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D)…
USS America Performing Well in Trials; Shipbuilder Looking for Further Efficiencies
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Post-delivery testing on USS America (LHA-6) went far more smoothly than on previous big-decks, and the Navy…
Lockheed Martin Examining Anti-Air Warfare Capability for Aegis Ashore
Since the following story was posted, Lockheed Martin has said it was not currently studying adding an anti-air warfare (AAW)…
Document: Report to Congress on Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region
The following is the April 3, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and…
Marines Bid ‘Phrog’ Farewell to Last Active CH-46E Sea Knight Squadron
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — It’s perhaps a most fitting tribute: The first active-duty Marine Corps operational squadron to get the…
Raytheon and Kongsberg Team to Pitch Stealthy Norwegian Strike Missile for LCS
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The Norwegian manufacturer of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) has teamed with U.S. missile manufacturer Raytheon to…