http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2008 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:44:53 EDT 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 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT