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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCSSN-791 Submarine Delivered To The Navy
The Navy accepted delivery of the eighth and last Block III Virginia-class submarine, the future USS Delaware (SSN-791), on Oct. 25. Construction on SSN-791 started in 2013 and it is […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reconsidering CVN-79 Two-Phase Carrier Delivery
The Navy’s top acquisition official is considering if the second Ford-class aircraft carrier should change from a dual to single-phase delivery to reduce risk going forward. “I’m personally looking at […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Preparing For Year-Long CR
The Secretary of the Navy has directed plans to prepare for a potential one-year continuing resolution (CR), should delayed defense appropriations not get resolved by the end of the year. […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV: Ford Issues Due To Cost Cap, Explains Timeline
The Secretary of the Navy today said the cost cap on the first Ford-class aircraft carrier helped lead to problems resulting in delays to the advanced weapons elevators (AWEs) and […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts: Ford Elevators Done By 18-Month Post-Delivery Trial End, New Team Working
The Navy’s top acquisition official said all the of the delayed advanced weapons elevators (AWEs) on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will be finished and operational by the time […]
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PentagonNew F-35 Deal Lowers Aircraft Price 12.7 Percent Each
The Defense Department said it has finished a new $34 billion deal with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to buy 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the U.S. and international customers, reducing the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Says Current Funding Only Supports 310 Ships
A top Navy official said the service is unlikely to reach above 310 ships at current funding levels, let alone the congressionally-mandated goal of 355 ships. “Will we get to […]
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Navy/USMCUSS McCain Back At Sea After Finishing Repairs
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) finished nearly two years of necessary repairs in Japan and went underway for comprehensive at-sea testing on Oct. 27. DDG-56 collided […]
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Ford Back To Sea Trials After 15-Month PSA
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) got underway and headed back out to sea trials off the coast of Virginia on Oct. 25 after finishing a 15-month post-shakedown […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans MUUV Draft RFP By End Of Year
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy is planning to issue a draft request for proposals (RFP) for a common medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) by the end of this calendar year, […]