US Navy
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U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Corp contract worth up to $2 billion related to hypersonic weapon systems
Feb 20, 2023The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp a contract worth up to $2 billion related to hypersonic weapon systems, the defense firm said on Friday, amid a global uptick in demand for arms and ammunitions.... -
Contractor at heart of US Navy’s biggest scandal flees house arrest
Sep 6, 2022A military contractor who pleaded guilty in the US Navy’s worst-ever corruption scandal has escaped house arrest in San Diego, the US Marshals Service said Monday. “Leonard Francis cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet Sunday... -
US Navy deploys warships east of Taiwan ahead of Pelosi ‘trip’
Aug 2, 2022In what the US Navy described as normal deployments, four American warships, including an aircraft carrier, have positioned themselves in the waters east of Taiwan amid growing Chinese resentment about an upcoming visit by House Speaker... -
North Korea lashes out at US Navy strike group move
Apr 11, 2017News Hour: North Korea has said it will defend itself “by powerful force of arms” in response to the US deployment of a Navy strike group to the Korean peninsula. The foreign ministry, quoted by state... -
GM and U.S. Navy collaborating on fuel cell-powered UUV
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: General Motors, the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are cooperating to incorporate automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems into the next generation of Navy unmanned undersea vehicles, or UUVs. Hydrogen...