Marines to Add Self-Driving Tech to Anti-Ship Missile Launchers
The Marine Corps new anti-ship missile launchers will add a self-driving capability following a Pentagon contract for ground vehicle autonomy.…
Navy to Christen Afloat Forward Staging Base Puller on Saturday
The first purpose built at-sea platform for mine countermeasure (MCM) helicopters and special operations forces (SOF) is set to be…
Document: Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Strategy
The following is the recently released Office of Naval Research naval science and technology strategy.…
Nominee Carter Highlights National Security Challenges in Confirmation Hearing
Ashton Carter acknowledged Wednesday that if confirmed as secretary of defense he and the nation “will be confronting some of…
Document: Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2016 Briefing Slides
The following are the Feb. 2, 2015 briefing slides for the Department of the Navy’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget…
Navy FY 2016 Budget Request Funds Washington Carrier Refueling, 12th San Antonio
PENTAGON – In its Fiscal Year 2016 budget submission to Congress, the Department of the Navy (DoN) asked for $168 billion, a…
CSBA Predicts Congress will Trim Pentagon Acquisition, Preserve Personnel
In the defense budget to be unveiled Monday, a senior analyst said he didn’t expect Congress to slash manpower in…
Document: Report to Congress on Shift in International Security Environment
The following is the Jan. 21, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications…
Work: 2016 Budget Submission Reverses Five Year Defense Spending Decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s number two civilian said the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget submission will reverse a five…
Kendall: U.S. Needs to Get Faster at Developing Revolutionary Weapon Systems
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official told Congress the U.S. defense complex is good at incremental evolutions in technology but has…
Marines Receive First F-35C
The U.S. Marine Corps has taken delivery of its first carrier variant of the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter…