Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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CongressThornberry: NDAA to Include ‘Significant Amount’ of Acquisition Reform Language
As the House Armed Services Committee prepares to roll out the first subcommittee markups of the National Defense Authorization Act later this afternoon, HASC chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Inches Closer To Awarding DDG-51 Flight III Construction Contracts
The Navy is on track to procure its newest, most advanced flight of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, with a Defense Acquisition Board in early fiscal year 2016 paving the way for […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s 2016 Budget Would Cut Aegis Modernization for Nine Ships
Despite a surge in requests for ballistic missile defense (BMD) ships, the Navy’s latest budget requests cuts funding that would upgrade nine destroyers with the newest BMD and combat capabilities. […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Announces New Guided Projectile for 57mm Naval Gun
BAE Systems [BA] on April 13 debuted the design of a new guided projectile that can be fired from its 57mm Mk 110 naval gun system. The company believes it […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Adds Special Operations Element to Expeditionary Units
The Marine Corps is injecting its Marine expeditionary units with a small special operations detachment to facilitate greater cooperation between SOF and Marine forces. The first deployment of a Special […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Executive Officer Defends Fighter’s Logistics System Against Congressional Criticism
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has shown shortcomings in its diagnostic capabilities, leading to false positives that have put an added burden on maintainers, according to its program executive […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sets 2017 Release Date for Frigate RFP
The Navy is aiming to be ready with a request for proposals and technical data package for its new frigate by fiscal year 2017 so that it can procure the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy to Add New Senior Leader, Office Focused on Unmanned Systems
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced on April 15 the creation of a new office and senior civilian official charged with boosting the profile of unmanned systems. Mabus will appoint a […]
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Air ForceF-35’s Software, Logistics System Still a Concern to Lawmakers
Although the F-35 program office has made strides to keep the program on cost and schedule, the aircraft’s complicated software and logistics system presents a significant hurdle to fielding the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Planning to Test Electromagnetic Rail Gun on USNS Trenton Next Summer
The Navy has chosen joint high speed vessel USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) as the first ship to fire its high tech electromagnetic railgun at sea. During tests next summer at […]