UCLASS Could Be Used as Tanker for Carrier Air Wing
The U.S. Navy is considering using its forthcoming Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft as an aerial…
Littoral Combat Ship Mission Packages Safe From Budget Axe For Now
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s mandate capping of the first variants of the Littoral Combat Ship at 32 hulls will…
Requirements Debate Continues to Delay UCLASS RFP
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has pushed back the release of the draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the…
Navy Kicks Off LCS Follow-on Study
The Navy has outlined its next steps in an Pentagon mandated efforts to create a new type of ship to…
Navy Issues UCLASS Notice Ahead of Imminent Request for Proposal
The U.S. Navy issued a pre-solicitation notice to industry on March 13 announcing that the release of a set of…
Navy to Hold Contest for New Anti-Surface Missile
The Navy plans to hold a competition for an anti-ship missile that could be used from the air or ships…
U.S. Navy Pays Austal, Lockheed $1.38 Billion for Four More Littoral Combat Ships
The Navy has issued $1.38 billion in contract modifications for four Littoral Combat Ships split between shipbuilders Lockheed Martin and…
What’s Next After LCS?
On Monday the Pentagon capped the Littoral Combat Ship program at 32 ships and the Navy has been tasked with…
Pentagon Caps LCS at 32 Hulls, Hagel Directs Navy to Evaluate ‘Capable and Lethal’ Frigate Designs
The Pentagon will cut the final number of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) by 20 — from 52 to…
Cracking Found in Marine Joint Strike Fighter Won’t Delay Program
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have discovered additional structural cracks on the U.S. Marine Corps version…