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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCBoeing To End Super Hornet Production In 2025 Barring Potential India Order
Boeing [BA] said on Thursday it plans to finish building new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet naval fighter aircraft in late 2025 as Navy orders are expected to end, barring a […]
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![The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lpd-28-launching-2020-300x200.jpg)
Navy/USMCMarine Corps Wants More LPDs, Does Not Support Early Decommissioning of LSDs
The Commandant of the Marine Corps’ desire to continue building San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) as well as opposing the early decommissioning of LSD dock landing ships are […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Secretary Directs New Long Term Infrastructure Plan
SAN DIEGO– The Secretary of the Navy last week announced he tasked the service to create a 30-year long-term infrastructure plan to get a better understanding of the Navy’s facilities. […]
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Navy/USMCAustal Delivers Autonomous-Capable EPF-13 To Navy, CNO Downplays Quick Changes
Austal USA delivered the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) to the Navy on Feb. 16. Delivery followed after the ship previously completed acceptance trials and Unmanned Logistics Prototype […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Official Dismisses Medium Amphib Survivability Concerns
SAN DIEGO– A top Marine Corps official here this week dismissed concerns the services new Medium Landing Ships (LSM), formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), are not survivable enough, […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps’ 35-Ship Medium Amphib Requirement Means Nine Per Regiment, Based On Space Needs
SAN DIEGO – Marine Corps officials here this week explained the service’s amphibious force requirements calls for 35 new Medium Landing Ships (LSM), formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), based […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Cautious On Lasers Because First Program Of Record Could Cost $1 Billion, ONR Official Says
SAN DIEGO —An Office of Naval Research (ONR) official this week said the Navy is moving “very cautiously” on directed energy (DE) laser weapons because the eventual first program of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Planning UUV Mine Sweeping Swarm Tests
A Navy solicitation showed the service is testing systems that can be used for an Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) mine sweeping swarm capability. According to the solicitation, posted Feb. 10, […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Finds Navy Super Hornets Aging Worse Than Older Hornets
A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets seem to be aging worse than the older F/A-18C/D predecessors, particularly with lower availability rates. […]
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