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Navy/USMCDOT&E Says Ford Unlikely To Meet Sortie Generation Rate, Critical of Self-Defense
The latest report from the Pentagon’s top weapons tester doubts the newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), can meet its sortie generation rate (SGR) requirement and achieve […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Delivered Navy’s JPALS Faster Than Planned
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] delivered the first Low-Rate Initial production (LRIP) Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) units months ahead of schedule, the company said during a quarterly earnings call […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Integrate Link-16 Into MQ-8C Late
The Navy is not certain if it will stay on target to integrate Link-16 into the Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter fleet by fiscal year 2023 due […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $2.5 Billion In Egypt FMS For C-130Js And Land Based Radars
The State Department approved two Foreign Military Sales (FMSs) to Egypt worth a combined $2.5 billion on Jan. 25 for 12 C-130J Super Hercules aircrafts and three SPS-48 Land Based […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Readying Four Carriers To Get Project Overmatch Upgrades
The Navy is preparing to add upgraded capabilities to four aircraft carriers in support of Project Overmatch, the Navy’s top officer in charge of carrier design, construction, delivery, system integration […]
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Navy/USMCFord Carrier To Deploy By Fall, Navy Says
The Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, the first in its class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is expected to deploy “by this fall,” the Navy’s program executive officers for aircraft carriers […]
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First MQ-8C Deploys With Navy
The latest version of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C, deployed for the first time aboard the Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) last month, the […]
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InternationalIsrael Orders Three German Submarines For $3.4 Billion
The Israel Ministry of Defense on Thursday signed an agreement to purchase three new Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Dakar-class submarines for $3.4 billion, the ministry said. The agreement also includes an […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Announces Industry Day For Information Warfare Topics
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) on Wednesday announced a virtual industry day is being held on Feb. 14 for the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) Consortium. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Amphib Force Structure Study Expected Finished In March
Last week a Navy official said an ongoing study on the future amphibious ship force structure is due to be complete in March. The study “will evaluate what our requirement […]
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