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Market Sectors :: Navy/USMC
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February 3, 2012
The first of the Navy’s next generation of narrowband tactical satellites is set for launch later this month, with the entire constellation on course for operations within four years. The Mobile User Objective Satellite (MUOS) was loaded into its...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Navys-Newest-Tactical-Satellite-Nearing-Launch_16643.html February 3, 2012
The Navy’s 5th Fleet has received software upgrades to the Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes under an urgent need to address a potential capability gap. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) spent 18 months...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Navys-5th-Fleet-Receives-Torpedo-Upgrade_16645.html February 2, 2012
General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems yesterday said they have teamed to develop, demonstrate and produce the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round. The companies have been maturing...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/General-Dynamics-BAE-Systems-Team-to-Develop-Roll-Controlled-Guided-Mortar_16622.html February 2, 2012
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has won the competition for the Navy’s next generation ship-based tactical network over rival Lockheed Martin [LMT] and will deliver the initial systems to the fleet. The Pentagon said late yesterday afternoon that Northrop...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Northrop-Grumman-Wins-Bid-For-Navys-Tactical-Afloat-Network_16627.html February 1, 2012
The Navy is reassessing its longstanding goal of building and sustaining a 313-ship fleet in light of budget reductions and the reshaping of global military footprint, the chief of U.S. Fleet Forces Command said yesterday. Adm. John Harvey told reporters at a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Navy-Evaluating-313-Ship-Goal_16615.html February 1, 2012
The massive Navy and Marine Corps exercises that got underway this week involve confronting challenges that could be encountered in the Strait of Hormuz, but are not specifically designed to deal with Iran, senior officers said yesterday. The commander of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Exercises-Apply-To-Strait-of-Hormuz-Threats-Adm-Says_16618.html February 1, 2012
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday they have teamed up to bid on the next contract to enhance the Navy’s electronic warfare program’s attack capability. Northrop Grumman [NOC] also said it intends to bid when the Navy issues a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Bidders-Emerging-For-SEWIP-Upgrade-Contract_16620.html January 31, 2012
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan and Iraq. The contract includes options that, if fully...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Northop-Grumman-To-Continue-Sustaining-C-RAM-Systems_16588.html January 31, 2012
The Navy is proceeding with plans to deploy a mobile base to support forward operations as the military looks to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific and toward a larger maritime role in the Middle East. The plan was outlined in a budget document released...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Navy-Moves-Forward-On-Mobile-Sea-Base_16593.html January 31, 2012
The Pentagon is “quite serious” about applying so-called reversibility to budget decisions that impact the defense industry, a senior official said yesterday. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy said reversibility, the noting of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Reversibility-In-Budget-Said-To-Impact-Industry-Multiple-Ways_16597.html January 30, 2012
The program manager for the Littoral Combat Ship’s sea-frame is under investigation following allegations of “inappropriate personal behavior,” the Navy said Friday. Capt. Jeff Riedel has been temporarily reassigned pending the outcome of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/LCS-Program-Manager-Under-Investigation_16575.html January 30, 2012
The Obama administration’s focus on expanding the military presence in the Asia-Pacific likely spared the Navy from taking any major hits to its shipbuilding programs, but plans to delay construction on some vessels beyond the next five years could...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Asia-Pacific-Strategy-Exposes-Navy-Shipbuidling-Plan-To-Criticism_16583.html January 27, 2012
Lower sales, higher pension expenses and decreased tax credits led Lockheed Martin [LMT] to report lower profits in its fourth quarter. The company expects sales to decline further in 2012 with earnings either down or flat compared to 2011. Net income...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Lockheed-Martin-Posts-Lower-Sales-Earnings-In-Fourth-Quarter_16557.html January 27, 2012
The Pentagon plans to delay procurement of the Navy’s next ballistic missile submarine by two years to curtail risks associated with developing the new platform, and to meet overall budget requirements in an era of reduced spending, the Defense...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Pentagon-Looks-To-Delay-Next-Boomer-Adjusts-Ship-Building-Plan_16559.html January 27, 2012
Pentagon leaders proposed multiple weapons-program changes yesterday--including cutting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement, cancelling block 30 Global Hawk drones, and delaying the new ballistic-missile submarine--in the opening salvo of a battle with...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Pentagon-Unveils-Budget-Cuts-In-Opening-Salvo-With-GOP_16561.html January 26, 2012
The Navy has entered into its fourth phase of low-rate initial production (LRIP) on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, a key aircraft designed for communications and battlespace awareness. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC]...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Navy-Moves-To-4th-Production-Run-Of-Advanced-Hawkeyes_16535.html January 26, 2012
Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, joined Lt. Gen. Walter Semianiw, Canada Command commander, yesterday to sign three key bilateral documents that further develop the combined defense and security of Canada and the United...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Leaders-of-NORAD-U-S-Northern-Command-Canada-Command-Sign-Bilateral-Agreements_16541.html January 25, 2012
The Navy has not been able to successfully demonstrate the reliability of its suite of integrated systems to defend against anti-ship cruise missiles and other threats, according to a report by the Pentagon’s top weapons tester. The report released...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Pentagon-Weapons-Tester-Faults-Ship-Self-Defense_16508.html January 24, 2012
The Joint Staff has just completed a review of the three-year-old Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO), a document developed under then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen and expected to guide force development and experimentation...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Capstone-Concept-For-Joint-Operations-Document-Revision-Nears-Completion_16503.html January 24, 2012
As the president and defense secretary prepare to preview the fiscal year 2013 budget this week, the unveiling of the actual budget plan has been delayed until mid-February. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “will release the FY 2013...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/navy_usmc/Budget-Release-Delayed-Until-Mid-Feb_16511.html
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