Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCDDG-1000 Starts Acceptance Trials
The Navy’s newest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), on April 20 set out to sea for acceptance trials, marking the beginning of the the final at-sea demonstrations before the ship […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Adds LCS, Funding for DDG-51 and Amphibs in FY17 NDAA Mark
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee included an additional $2.3 billion to beef up Navy shipbuilding in its version of the defense authorization bill, providing for the […]
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Navy/USMCSubmarine Bidders Step up Lobbying for Australia Contract; Raytheon, Lockheed duel in separate combat systems contract
Japan’s advanced attack Soryu submarine carried out drills with Australia’s navy on Tuesday as a German company launched a campaign to advertise its expertise –
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CongressFormer Navy Officials Push for 350-Ship Fleet
The Navy is building up to a fleet of 308 ships by 2021, but that fleet size will not be enough to address growing security challenges and an increasing number […]
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ArmyMarine Corps Vehicle Programs On Track, Though Protest Delayed JLTV Intro By A Year
The Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) have both emerged from protests relatively unscathed, though the Humvee replacement will enter service about a year […]
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ArmyMarine Corps Vehicle Programs On Track, Though Protest Delayed JLTV Intro By A Year
The Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) have both emerged from protests relatively unscathed, though the Humvee replacement will enter service about a year […]
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Air ForceDual Reports Critical Of F-35 Modernization Management, Logistics System Development
The Pentagon plans to spend $3 billion over the next six years to develop Block 4 upgrades for the F-35, a program so large that it qualifies as a separate […]
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Navy/USMCULA Preparing To Shuffle Launch Manifest Due To MUOS Mission Delay
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing to shuffle its launch manifest in response to indefinitely delaying a Navy mission following a March 22 launch anomaly. “I’m still pretty […]
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Navy/USMCNavy to Repair LCS-3 in San Diego
The Navy will repair one of its Freedom-class littoral combat ships—USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), which has been sidelined since a January engineering incident—after the vessel makes its way to San […]
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ArmyMarine Corps Plans To Buy Trophy Active Protection Systems For M1 Tanks
The Marine Corps plans to buy or lease existing active protection systems (APS) for its M1 Abrams tanks that are vulnerable to proliferating anti-tank guided missiles. Specifically, the Marine Corps […]