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Navy/USMCNavy Officials Explain Plan To Close Fighter Gap Early
Last week Navy officials told a House panel how the service plans to close the current strike fighter shortfall years earlier than previously planned via a set of fleet structure […]
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Navy/USMCOfficials Explain Overlord USV Testing Lessons
Defense Department officials this week said how the Navy and Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is learning from the Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to inform future larger unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Announces More Naval Nominations
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that President Joe Biden made three naval nominations for positions at U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and the Joint Staff. Vice Adm. […]
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Two More Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessels To Sail Next Year
Defense officials confirmed this week two more prototype unmanned surface vessels (USVs) are under construction on the Gulf Coast and will join the Navy by the end of fiscal year […]
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CongressSecNav Nominee Supports Larger Navy Plan, Unmanned Systems Only When Ready
President Joe Biden’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy on Tuesday said he supports the goal of a 355-ship Navy and promised to only advance unmanned systems technologies when […]
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UncategorizedHouse Appropriators Cut Half Of Guam Missile Defense Funds
The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee cut nearly half of a Defense Department request to start working on air and missile defenses for Guam due to a lack of detailed information. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Deploys Nanosats To Test Technology For HBTSS
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) deployed two small nanosatellites into orbit on June 30 as part of an experiment to test networked communications and help reduce technological risk in the […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Appropriators Criticize Navy For Destroyer, LCS Decommissioning Plan
The House Appropriations Committee criticized the Navy for cutting a destroyer from the previously planned fiscal year 2022 budget request and its plan to decommission additional littoral combat ships (LCSs) […]
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Partner ContentNavy Seeks Market Research On LAW Simulator
The Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) to conduct market research on a potential Light Amphibious Warship simulator, revealing additional information on the ship’s design. The RFI, first published […]
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InternationalNorway And Germany Jointly Buying Submarines And Naval Strike Missiles
Norway and Germany announced an agreement on July 8 to jointly procure new submarines and Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs), seeking lower costs and allowing for longer term cooperation between both […]
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