Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCSECNAV: Columbia Sub 10 Percent Behind, Virginia Subs Improving But Still Behind
Production on the first new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is 10 percent behind schedule while Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) are improving but still significantly behind schedule themselves, the Secretary […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Reopen Puget Sound Dry Docks Within Months After Seismic Repairs
Top Navy officials this week told congressional panels repairs to dry docks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., and the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUSAF Considering Reuse of Previous Backscatter Sites
The U.S. Air Force said that it is considering reuse of the previous Over the Horizon Backscatter (OTH-B) radar sites to augment the U.S.-Canadian North Warning System (NWS). In fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCBerger Added LPD-33 To UPL Due To Navy Plans, Navy Says Latest Amphib Study Looking At Costs, Over Requirement
This week the Marine Corps’ top official confirmed he added another amphibious ship to his fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list because the Navy budget plans to decommission three older […]
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Air ForceGAO Raises Questions on Engine Upgrade for F-35
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is raising questions about an envisioned power and thermal management system (PTMS) upgrade for the Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney F135 engine on the […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin And Raytheon Picked To Develop HALO Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] $116 million in contracts on March 27 to start developing anti-ship air-launched hypersonic weapons that can be based on aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks $2 Billion in 2024 Unfunded List
The Navy’s $2 billion fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list it sent to Congress focuses on capabilities to make the fleet more capable in a high-end fight. The top four […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCL-20 Used in Switchblade 300, May See Wider Use in JASSM-ER, LRASM, Other Munitions
The Energetics Technology Center (ETC) in Indian Head, Md., is examining which of a half dozen munitions, among them the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-79 To Be Delivered One Year Later Than Planned
Navy FY 2024 budget request documents revealed the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now expected to be delivered 13 months later than previously […]
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Navy/USMCNew DDG(X) Land-Based Test Site Opens In Philadelphia
The Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) marked the opening of the new DDG(X) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) during a March 21 ceremony. […]
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