Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Navy/USMCNASSCO to Deliver First Afloat Forward Staging Base This Week
General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO is prepping the first purpose-built Afloat Forward Staging Base, the USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP-3/ASFB-1), for delivery this week, a company official told Defense Daily. Delivery […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Budget Watch. Congress is sprinting through the defense authorization and appropriations process, with this week looking to be an extremely hectic one for those watching the defense budget. The Senate […]
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Navy/USMCFrigate, LCS Program Offices Tackling Weight Reduction Challenge
The Navy is ramping up efforts to cut weight from its two Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) variants in advance of new sensors, weapons and armor coming onboard in fiscal year […]
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ArmySenate Adds $371 Million to Authorization Bill to Buy New Weapons for Stryker
The Senate Thursday morning passed an amendment to the 2016 defense authorization bill that adds $371 million for Stryker armored vehicle lethality upgrades. In a 61-34 vote, lawmakers agreed to […]
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CongressAmendments to OCO, Stryker Funding Emerge as Senate Takes Up Defense Bill
The Senate kicked off debate of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill Wednesday, and Democrats are already fighting a mechanism that would allow the Defense Department to bypass spending […]
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Navy/USMCUCLASS Delay Could Impact Future Carrier Air Wing, F/A-XX
Continued schedule delays to the Navy’s carrier-based drone program could have implications on the service’s vision for the future carrier air wing, including its next generation fighter, a key admiral […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Secretary: Cut Pentagon Bureaucracy, Not Us
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has a solution for the military’s budget woes. Instead of looking to cut funding from the services, the Pentagon should turn an eye to its own […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Bill Advances with $88 Billion in OCO Intact
The House Appropriations Committee moved forward its $578.6 billion defense appropriations bill today, beating back a Democratic amendment that would reverse a boost to wartime spending that allows Republicans to […]
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Navy/USMCSmall Businesses Strive to Catch Navy’s Eye With High-Tech Robotics, Sensors
Unmanned boats that can be air-dropped from a helicopter and a handheld system able to construct a virtual 3D model of vehicles damaged by roadside bombs were among the technologies […]
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PentagonPentagon Aims For F-35 Block Buy Contract to Entice International Sales
The Pentagon plans on seeking congressional approval for a three-year block buy of F-35s that could help drive down prices of the aircraft, said the Defense Department’s acquisition chief Frank […]