Austal USA Breaks Ground on New Steel Assembly Facility
Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.…
Navy Awards $6.1 Billion in Nine Destroyer Deal
The Navy has awarded $6.1 billion in contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and General Dynamic Bath Iron Works (BIW)…
Document: Think Tanks Call for Personnel and Base Reforms
The following is a Monday open letter to Pentagon leaders and Congress from a bi-partisan group representing ten D.C. think…
Electric Boat Called in To Fix Flawed Spanish Sub
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been asked by the U.S. Navy to help correct problems with the Spanish Navy’s S-80…
Document: Naval Power Roadmap
Naval Sea Systems Command’s Electric Ships Office released its May roadmap to develop improved electrical systems in the U.S. Navy’s…
Think Tanks Call For Massive Pentagon Personnel Cuts Under BCA
Four D.C. think tanks took a crack at balancing the Department of Defense’s budget if the Pentagon has to weather…
Amos: F-35B IOC in 2015, ACV Design Award Next Year
The commandant of the Marine Corps said the service’s short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lighting…
Russia to Build New Ships for Arctic
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has plans to build four military ships for Arctic duty by 2020, deputy head of…
Pentagon Still Confident In Weapons After China Design Hack
The Pentagon attempted to allay fears Tuesday it had lost an edge in technology development following a Monday revelation China…
Report: China Hacked Two Dozen U.S. Weapon Designs
Chinese hackers have obtained designs for more than two dozen U.S. weapon systems — including the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System,…
Document: HASC Readiness Committee Calls For LCS Sustainment Plan
From the May, 23 2013 House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee mark: The committee notes the critical nature of the Littoral Combat…