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…
JLTV Approved for Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps, Army
WASHINGTON — Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, on June 20 approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s transition into full-rate production, the Army Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat…
CNO: Technological Readiness for War ‘Not a Pick-Up Thing’
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top officer told a gathering of naval engineers and industry officials that being technologically ready for war is not something that can be achieved overnight but is the result of diligent experimentation and keeping pace with…
Missile That Brought Down Navy Global Hawk UAV Shot From Iranian Surface-to-Air System
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy RQ-4A Block 10 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shot down June 19 by Iranian forces was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile of indigenous Iranian design and manufacture. The Global Hawk was downed by…
Sea Service Panel Gets Serious in Talk on Budget, Climate Change
NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard panelists that participated in the Sea Service Update panel June 20 at the Navy League National Convention prepared remarks focused on a multitude of recent document releases such as…
Coast Guard Repatriates 11 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) repatriated 11 Dominican migrants to a Dominican navy patrol vessel June 19 in waters just off Samana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in…
Navy Admiral: A Stable Shipbuilding Era, But New Opportunities on the Horizon
WASHINGTON — The admiral in charge of building the Navy’s surface ships said the construction programs are tracking well and that the service is gearing up for some new platforms, including unmanned surface ships. “We are in an era of…
