Reporter: Ground Forces/Marine Corps
Defense Daily
Ph: 703-522-5917
Dan Parsons
Articles By Dan
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Air ForceLack Of Aircraft Hampering Marine Aviator Training, Preparedness For Deployment
For lack of F/A-18 Hornets to fly, the Marine Corps is barely training its pilots sufficiently for deployment and is providing too few flight hours for its “bench” units who […]
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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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ArmyBoeing Will Upgrade 117 Apaches To E-Models Under $1.5 Billion Deal
Boeing [BA] recently secured a $1.5 billion Army contract to refurbish another 117 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the most up-to-date E-model configuration. The deal is a continuation of an ongoing […]
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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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Dual 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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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 […]
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Marine 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 […]
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Business/FinancialJustice Department, FTC Issue Statement Justifying Close Watch On Defense Industry Consolidation
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued a joint statement explaining the need to police mergers of defense firms to preserve competition and ensure the […]
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ArmyRaytheon Says Its Patriot Missile Radar Upgrade Can Immediately Fulfill Army Requirements
The Army in its fiscal 2017 budget request plans to spend $35 million to begin a search for upgraded Patriot missile defense radars that Raytheon [RTN] has already developed with […]