Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCRichardson Expects Future Fleet Design, Force Structure Studies Later This Summer
The Chief of Naval Operations expects results from studies on future fleet design and future force structures to arrive by the July-August timeframe. Adm. John Richardson said Monday these study […]
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Air ForceAdministration Announces Actions To Scale Renewable Energy And Storage For Military Facilities
The White House on Thursday announced new executive actions, including those at military facilities, to accelerate integration of renewable energy and storage into the electric grid. The Navy and Air […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Modular, Portable Bomb-Disposal Robot Clears Critical Design Review
The Navy’s newest man-portable bomb-disposal robot has been approved for fabrication and testing after passing a critical design review, the service and manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Tuesday. Increment 1 […]
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Air ForceSenate Gears Up for Fight On 2017 Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate on Monday kicked off debate of the 2017 defense authorization bill, beginning an amendment process that could have wide-reaching implications for the defense industry. More than 300 amendments have […]
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BudgetSenate Defense Committees Knock Heads Over Future of Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Program
Senate appropriators want the Navy to study whether it should expand its current program of record for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFT) ship—formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel— […]
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Business/FinancialU.S. Navy Awards GD $106 Million Advance Procurement Contract for Fifth Expeditionary Mobile Base
General Dynamics [GD] was awarded a $106 million contract by the U.S. Navy to procure long lead time material and engineering support for the Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 (ESB-5), formerly […]
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Navy/USMCContractors Start Development of Virginia Submarine’s Accoustic Superiority Upgrades
The Navy has begun awarding contracts to companies for new acoustic superiority upgrades that will make Virginia-class attack submarines more stealthy, the service’s program manager said in a May interview […]
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Navy/USMCNewport News to Require Additional Shipyard Investments If Navy Expands Submarine Procurement in 2020s
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding is the midst of making improvements to its yard to support work on the Ford-class aircraft carrier and the Virginia-class and Ohio replacement […]
