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Marc Selinger
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CongressU.S. Senators Urge $601 Million for Israeli Missile Defense
Thirty-seven U.S. senators have signed a letter urging leaders of a House-Senate conference committee to provide more than $600 million for Israeli missile defense programs in the fiscal year 2017 […]
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Unmanned SystemsUnmanned Systems Could Help NATO Counter Russian Subs, Report Says
Unmanned systems could play a significant role in helping NATO nations counter Russia’s increasingly aggressive submarine operations, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
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InternationalU.K. Navy’s Shipbuilding Unaffected By Brexit
Britain’s recent decision to exit the European Union has not slowed the country’s efforts to modernize its Royal Navy ships, according to the United Kingdom’s senior sailor. The first of […]
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CongressHASC Chair Says DoD Needs Supplemental
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) urged the Obama administration July 25 to send a supplemental funding request to Congress to pay for new military operations not […]
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Navy/USMCNavy: LCS-3 Damage Less Than Thought
The USS Fort Worth, a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-3) that experienced an “engineering problem” in January, sustained less damage than an initial assessment indicated, a U.S. Navy spokesman said […]
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Navy/USMCONR To Launch Swarm Of 30 UAVs From Ship
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is gearing up to conduct a swarming technology demonstration in which 30 small Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be tube-launched within two minutes […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Tests Surface-Launched LRASM From Moving Ship
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said July 21 that it has fired the surface-launched variant of its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a moving ship for the first time. During the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Projects Ship Shortfall In 2030s
The U.S. Navy, which aims to field a 308-ship fleet in the post-2020 period, will begin to fall well short of that goal in the early 2030s, according to the latest […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Testing Littoral Combat Ships Against Underwater Blasts
The Navy has begun conducting “shock” tests for its new Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to ensure they can survive underwater explosions. On July 16, the USS Jackson (LCS-6), an Independence-class […]
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Unmanned SystemsKratos To Develop Low-Cost Strike UAV For Air Force
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has been tapped by the U.S. Air Force to develop a fast, long-range unmanned strike aircraft that costs as little as $2 million per […]