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Navy/USMCTrump Vows To Cut Navy Submarine Costs
President Donald Trump, who has targeted major military aircraft programs for cost-cutting in recent weeks, has now turned his sights to the Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines. In an interview aired late Jan. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy F-35Cs Arrive At First West Coast Squadron
A squadron at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California has become the first on the West Coast to receive the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35C Lightning II, the carrier variant of […]
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Missile DefenseDavid’s Sling Anti-Missile System Intercepts Targets in Latest Test Series
The David’s Sling Weapon System, which Israel and the United States are developing to defend the Middle Eastern nation against long-range rockets and short-range ballistic missiles, intercepted “threat-representative targets” during a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Nears Issuing RFPs For NGEN-R Information Technology Recompete
The Navy plans to issue a pair of draft requests for proposals (RFP) in the comings months for the Next Generation Enterprise Network-Recompete (NGEN-R), a major information-technology effort, program officials […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Stick With Advanced Arresting Gear For Ford Carriers
The U.S. Navy is increasingly confident in its new advanced arresting gear (AAG) for aircraft carriers and has decided against pursuing an alternative landing system, the service announced late Jan. […]
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CongressSenator Urges More Investment In Arctic Security
The United States government should invest more in maritime awareness, ice-hardened naval ships and search-and-rescue capabilities to better protect its growing interests in the Arctic region, according to a key […]
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InternationalUK Taps MBDA Team To Develop Laser Weapon Demonstrator
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to an MBDA-led group to develop a laser weapon demonstrator, which government officials hope could help pave the way for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy, DARPA Get Temporary Leaders
Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley began serving as acting Navy secretary Jan. 20 following the exit of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, an Obama administration appointee. Stackley is expected to fill […]
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West Coast F-35Cs. Naval Air Station Lemoore in California is scheduled to receive its first four F-35C Lightning II jets Jan. 25. The aircraft will join the recently reactivated Strike […]
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InternationalIsraeli Air Force Receives First Arrow-3 Interceptors
The Israeli Air Force has received its first batch of operational Arrow-3 interceptors, according to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The Israel Missile Defense Organization, which has been developing the […]