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Rich Abott
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BudgetWhite House ‘Strongly Opposes’ Navy Provisions In Senate Defense Authorization Bill
The White House recently announced it “strongly opposes” several provisions related to Navy shipbuilding and retention in the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill. The Office of Management and […]
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Navy/USMCUSS Jackson Practiced Manned-Unmanned Teaming With Helicopters
The USS Jackson (LCS-6) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship conducted over two dozen flight hours with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle during a recent deployment in the Western Pacific […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sharing Project Overmatch Info With Some Allies
The U.S. Navy is sharing insights from Project Overmatch with some allies and partners to help them all potentially fight together in the future. “So some of our allies and […]
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Navy/USMCGilday: Nearly Half Of Shipyard Maintenance Delays Tied To Ships On Decom List
The Navy’s top officer said up to half of surface ship maintenance delay days are tied to several vessels the service wants to decommission. “We’ve gone from 7,700 delay days […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $450 Million SM-6 FMS Sale To Japan
The State Department approved a potential $450 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS)of 32 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment on Thursday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues ‘Safety Pause’ On T-45C Navy Trainers Due To Engine Issue
The Navy said on Tuesday that the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) placed the Navy and Marine Corps’ T-45C Goshawk fleet in a “safety pause” as they review an […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Optimistic On Surface Shipbuilding Trends, Encouraged by 2024 Budget Process
The top Navy officer on Wednesday said he is optimistic on naval surface shipbuilding trends as the service looks to expand production of new ships and is also encouraged by […]
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Navy/USMCGallagher Offers Anti-Navy Idea To Counter China In Near Term
A Republican on the House Armed Services Committee promoted building a missile-focused anti-navy to counter China’s growing military strength in the short term before the U.S. Navy could appreciably grow. […]
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Navy/USMCLHA F-35B Experimentation Shows How ‘Assault Carriers’ Can Integrate With Carrier Groups
The commander of U.S. 7th Fleet last week said recent experimentation with the America-class USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship loaded with Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B fighters tested how the […]
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Navy/USMC5th Fleet USVs Keep Unclassified Tech, ‘No Intrinsic Value’ To Limit Capture Damage
A top Navy admiral said the service plans to keep unmanned surface vessels (USVs) with low to no intrinsic value or classified information kept aboard to protect against capture. “The […]
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