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Archives :: Market Sectors :: Navy/USMC
Displaying 1 - 20 of 287 stories.
July 3, 2008
By Geoff Fein With the cost of oil continuing to rise and no limit on how high the dollar per barrel figure might go, sailors in the Navy's fleet have begun to take matters into their own hands seeking out ways to cut back on fuel consumption. One effort...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3193.html July 3, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Special Operations Command-Joint Forces Command (SOCJFCOM) works to improve how Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional forces operate together to benefit warfighter readiness, the commander said. Much of the work is to "ensure...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3195.html July 3, 2008
By Geoff Fein Banking on their experience and success with the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) and the Advanced Gun System (AGS), BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are partnering to develop a 5-inch precision-guided Extended Range Munition (ERM)...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3197.html July 2, 2008
Boeing [BA] last month installed two CFM56-7B engines on the Navy's first P-8A Poseidon, closely following the aircraft's wing-to-body join and "power on" milestones, according to Boeing. Following final functional...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3181.html July 2, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy's next-generation cruiser, CG(X), must be built as a mod repeat, its subsystems should be flexible and the ship and the combat systems should be developed as an integrated effort, a former Northrop Grumman [NOC] official said. Speaking...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3185.html July 1, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps board is expected to sign off this month on a new plan for the future Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), a medium-weight armored vehicle program recently delayed by two years because of fiscal constraints. Service officials...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3170.html July 1, 2008
By Geoff Fein The question as to whether submarines are still relevant in today's post Cold War environment can easily be answered by looking at the number of countries obtaining submarines, a top Navy official said. Rear Adm. Cecil Haney, director, Submarine...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3174.html July 1, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy is turning to commercial technologies to find ways to reduce fuel consumption in the fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command has two efforts, one looking at what the Navy is doing now to help reduce fuel consumption and the other looking at...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3175.html June 26, 2008
By Geoff Fein For the Navy to have a successful CG(X) program the service must be able to state the compelling operational need for the ship, leverage existing and mature new applied technologies, and have the support of the nation, according to a Lockheed...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3131.html June 25, 2008
James Thomsen has been named to head up the newly created Principal Civilian Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition Workforce (PCDASN (AW)), according to the Navy. Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3120.html June 25, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the sole joint voice in developing capability," Air Force Maj. Gen. David...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3121.html June 25, 2008
By Geoff Fein The requirements for the Navy's next-generation cruiser CG(X) remain unclear as service officials hash out the detailed specifications for the ship and define what exactly the Navy wants to build, a top service official said. Defining the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3122.html June 25, 2008
By Dave Ahearn The Navy for years has built far fewer than the average number of ships annually required to expand the U.S. fleet to 313 vessels, and now is reaching a point where it would be quite difficult to exceed that average level by a wide enough...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3126.html June 24, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy's effort to develop an aircraft carrier based unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS) is absolutely critical to the service, but the Navy must demonstrate that the system can be safely integrated onto a ship and it must have the support...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3083.html June 24, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday acknowledged a pending change in schedule for its next-generation cruiser, as service officials continue to scour the CG(X) analysis of alternatives (AoA), the head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said. Currently, the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3085.html June 24, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--While irregular warfare (IW) is the key problem today, the military must not succumb to tunnel vision and lose competency in other areas of military operations, according to the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3086.html June 20, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--In the battleground of ideas in the world today, it's vital to launch new ideas to ensure the nation is as strong in the 21st century as it was at its founding, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3053.html June 19, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Fixing defense acquisition is vital for joint and coalition forces to be dominant, relevant and ready to face the challenges of the 21st century, officials said. "What we should be doing is emphasizing system of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3035.html June 19, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) June 1 created an Irregular Warfare Center (IWC), expected to be fully operational late summer or early fall, with 30 to 40 people, a command official said. "Irregular warfare...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3037.html June 18, 2008
The Navy this week awarded Harris [HRS] a potential five-year, $77 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for development and production of multiband satellite communications terminals that will provide high-speed communications for...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/3022.html
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