STAFFORD, Va. — BAE Systems along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles has been awarded a $67 million contract modification by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop new variants for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Family of Vehicles, BAE announced in…
Mercury Systems Garners $16 Million in DRFM Jammer Orders from U.S. Navy
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. has received an $16 million more orders against its $152 million five-year agreement to deliver advanced Digital RF Memory (DRFM) jammers to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a release. The orders were…
First Marine F-35C Squadron Retires its Hornets
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ first operational squadron to fly the F-35C carrier-capable version of the Lightning II joint strike fighter has retired its last F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter. In ceremonies held June 21 at Marine Corps Air Station…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns After 90-Day Eastern Pacific Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) returned to their homeport in Key West following a 90-day counter-smuggling patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South and operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable Returns to Homeport After 62-Day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned on June 22 to Little Creek, Virginia, after completing a 62-day Mid-Atlantic fisheries patrol, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. From New Jersey to South Carolina,…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Crew Returns Home After Caribbean Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home June 23 to Cape Canaveral after a two-month Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S….
Marine Corps Awards Lightweight Body Armor Insert Contract to Point Blank Enterprises
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Point Blank Enterprises Inc. has been awarded a $215.9 million body armor contract by the Marine Corps Systems Command, the company announced in a June 24 release. The Marine Corps Low Intensity Threat Environment (LITE) body…
Navy Frigate Manager: Practices Reducing Acquisition Timeline By 6 Years
WASHINGTON — A disciplined set of practices by the U.S. Navy’s frigate program office enabled the planned acquisition timeline for the new ship to be shortened by six years over what a new warship normally might have taken. Regan Campbell,…
Navy Secretary Names Newest Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship Cherokee Nation
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has announced the newest towing, salvage and rescue ship will be named Cherokee Nation in honor of the service and contributions the Cherokee people have made to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps,…
Marine Corps Awards BAE Systems Contract to Develop ACV Mission Variants
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop two variants of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and manufacture one of them. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded “a not-to-exceed [$67 million] modification for…
