Military Navy News Center http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS Military Navy News Center Saturday, 04 July 2009 11:19:59 AM Lockheed Snags DARPA Anti-Ship Missile Award http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,194015,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has won one of two awards from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study and design a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). 2009-07-02 Two-time Navy Cross Recipient Dies http://www.military.com/news/article/twotime-navy-cross-recipient-dies.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS 2009-07-01 Great Time to be in the Navy Says CNP http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-news/great-time-to-be-in-the-nave-says-cnp.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS 2009-07-01 Sailors Pay Tribute to Ike Shipmate http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-news/sailors-pay-tribute-to-ike-shipmate.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS 2009-07-01 Fleets Turn to Small Ships for New Conflicts http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193817,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS During a speech at the U.S. Naval War College in April, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates cited the value of developing a viable force of small warships that are better suited to face current threats in the littorals than vessels designed for blue-water operations. 2009-06-30 Norway to Begin F-35 Negotiations http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,192593,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS Norway's defense ministry is to begin negotiations on the purchase of up to 56 Lockheed Martin F-35As after parliament voted to accept its recommendation of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) over the Saab Gripen NG. 2009-06-17 JSF Program Chief Talks Competing Engines http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,192138,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS The top Joint Strike Fighter official says he unequivocally supports President Barack Obama's fiscal 2010 budget request, which does not seek funds for a second JSF engine -- but he is still planning for the F136 and suggests Washington consider the risk otherwise. 2009-06-03 Darpa Plans Triple-Target Missile Demo http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,191593,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS A new program to develop a high-speed, long-range airborne weapon that can engage aircraft, cruise missiles and air defenses is part of the U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency's $3.25 billion Fiscal 2010 budget request. 2009-05-26 Lawmakers Pressure Navy to Fix Shipbuilding http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,190905,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders faced the House Armed Services Committee to justify their fiscal 2010 budget request a day after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report detailing how the Navy's approach to shipbuilding lacks the efficiencies that make the commercial process work well. 2009-05-19 Pentagon Budget Provides a Short-term View http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,190548,00.html?ESRC=navynews.RSS U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was not in the room when the Pentagon unveiled its first budget request under the Obama administration on May 7. But, he did not need to be. His fingerprints are all over its themes of reform and unconventional warfare, as well as its omissions. 2009-05-13