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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Strike Fighter Gap Now Lasting Until 2031, Lawmakers Say
The top two members of a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) subcommittee this week said the Navy’s strike fighter shortfall is back to running through 2031, after previous years the […]
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UncategorizedCNO Unsure If Navy Will Need MUSVs, Explains Retiring Ground-Based Growlers
The Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday said he was unsure if the future force would need a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel at all and separately explained why the fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Official: Amphibious Fleet Already Struggling To Meet Requirements
The Marine Corps is already straining to meet crisis response requirements due to a lack of amphibious forces while the Navy and Marine Corps disagree on funding the future force. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Request Includes Proposal For Another Multi-Year Procurement, Continues DDG(X) Prep
The Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request documents confirm the service is seeking authority for another multi-year buy of nine to 10 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers and outlines work that […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Announces CH-53K Helicopter Achieved Initial Operational Capability
The Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King Stallion helicopter reached initial operational capability (IOC) on April 22, the Marine Corps said Monday. The service plans to deploy the first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary […]
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Navy/USMCShipbuilding Plans Seeks To Retire All Cruisers And More LCSs
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, released on April 20, presents the service’s arguments for decommissioning more in-service ships beyond previous years’ planned reductions, including several more Littoral Combat Ships […]
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UncategorizedLPD-32 Buys Time For Navy To Decide On Next Amphibs, Navy Officials Say
Top Navy officials this week said the service’s budget plan to buy only one more San Antonio-class (LPD-17) Flight II amphibious transport dock ship, LPD-32, and end the program buys […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Decide To Extend Oldest Nimitz-Class Carriers In Next Budget
The Navy might decide to keep some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the fleet longer than previously planned, two service officials said Wednesday. “We actually are doing a study right now […]
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Navy Has Three-Step Approach To Unmanned Vessel Shipbuilding In Long-Term Plans
The Navy is looking at a three-step approach in procuring unmanned vessels in its 30-year long-range shipbuilding plan, service officials said Wednesday. The Navy’s top civilian acquisition official told reporters […]
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Navy/USMCNew Navy Shipbuilding Plan Presents Three Options For First Time
The Navy Department’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan has three alternative scenarios for the service’s acquisition and inventory of battle force ships, with two reflecting a budget with “no real growth” […]
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