Six Major Navy Commands Now Using Cloud-Based System for Financial and Supply Management
THE PENTAGON – Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), the service’s financial and supply chain management system, has migrated to a…
ANTX Tech Demonstrations Helping Refine Future Distributed Naval Operations
THE PENTAGON – The Navy and Marine Corps are using their tech experimentation series to better understand how to execute…
Navy Says More Experts Coming to Work Ford Carrier Elevator Delays
Conceding not all Advanced Weapons Elevators will be operational before USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) leaves an extended post-shakedown availability,…
Sikorsky Awarded $542 Million for 6 Presidential Helos
This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. was…
Navy Building a Land-Based Test Site for Ford-Class Weapons Elevators, But Timing Won’t Help CVN-78
The Navy is building a ground-based test site for the weapons elevators currently going through a difficult installation and certification…
USS Gerald R. Ford Weapons Elevator Certifications Will Extend Past October
When USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) leaves Newport News Shipbuilding in mid-October, only some of its Advanced Weapons Elevators will…
Navy Awards Sikorsky $1.13B for Next 12 CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helicopters
The Department of the Navy awarded Sikorsky a $1.13-billion contract for 12 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, the Defense Department…
F-35 Software Upgrade Program Will Field Capabilities Sooner, But Delay Purchase of New Fighters
CAPITOL HILL – A move to a continuous upgrade system for the Joint Strike Fighter software will help pilots deploy…
Marine Corps, Lockheed Martin to Sign CH-53K Helo Production Contract in ‘Weeks’
CAPITOL HILL – The Department of the Navy expects to sign a contract with Lockheed Martin for the CH-53K heavy…
Navy Simulating Efficient Shipyard Layouts as Part of 20-Year Modernization, Optimization Effort
The Navy is creating “digital twins” of its four public shipyards so engineers can conduct modeling and simulation and identify…