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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Oiler, Amphib Contracts to General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls
The Navy June 30 awarded contracts totaling almost $6.3 billion to General Dynamics [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] to design and build oiler and […]
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Navy/USMCHuge Air, Sea Rescue Operation Oversaw Sailors’ January Capture By Iran
The capture of two riverine boats and 10 Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in January triggered a “robust” search-and-rescue response from U.S. forces stationed in the region, including […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Capacity, Multinational Interoperability Remain Obstacles To Pacific Cooperative Amphibious Operations
A greater emphasis by allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region on amphibious military capabilities could eventually relieve the burden on the Navy and Marine Corps, but in the short-term […]
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InternationalMBDA Signs Over $1 Billion Contract To Supply Missiles To Qatar Navy
MBDA’s Italian subsidiary signed a contract worth over $1 billion to supply the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with Exocet, Aster, and MICA missiles, the company said Wednesday. The contract […]
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InternationalFreedom Of Navigation Under Pressure, Admiral Says
The freedom of navigation at sea is “under increasing pressure” because countries such as China, Iran and Russia are becoming more aggressive toward others in their respective parts of the […]
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Business/FinancialOrbital ATK Completes Expansion Of Northridge Facility
Orbital ATK [OA] completed the expansion of its Northridge, Calif., facility to integrate its engineering and production of the AAR-47 Missile Warning System and Common Munition Bits Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) […]
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Navy/USMCFleet Forces Command Chief Envisions Distributed Lethality As Fleet, Not Force, Concept
The Navy is thinking about distributed lethality as a fleet concept, as opposed to simply a surface force concept, according to the head of the service’s Fleet Forces Command. Adm. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Officer Sees Expectation Management As Key To Directed Energy Program Success
Setting achievable expectations is critical to the Defense Department fielding its first directed energy weapon, according to a key Air Force officer. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) chief Gen. Ellen […]
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Business/FinancialCH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Completes 27,000 Pound External Lift Test
The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter successfully completed a 27,000 pound payload external lift test, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Thursday. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is developing the King […]
