Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy FY ‘23 Budget Seeks To ‘Eliminate’ Snakehead LDUUV, Decommission 25 EA-18G Growlers, Not Extend CVN-68
According to the recently released Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Highlights book, the service is seeking to end the Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program, decommission the 25 […]
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BudgetNavy Killing Low-Yield Nuclear SLCM Over Cost Concerns
The Navy is killing its nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise missile program because it would cost too much money to build the weapon, which the service says cannot be built in time […]
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Navy/USMCONR Downs Cruise Missile Substitute In Laser Test
The Navy’s research agency successfully demonstrated a high-energy laser defeating a cruise-missile type target in recent months, the Navy said on April 13. The all-electric high-energy Lockheed Martin [LMT] Layered […]
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InternationalU.S. And India Consider Using Indian Shipyards To Repair U.S. Sealift Ships
This week the U.S. and India said they are starting to consider expanding defense cooperation by potentially using Indian shipyards to repair and maintain U.S. Military Sealift Command ships. The […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Recommends Navy Increase SUPSHIPs Involvement In Shipbuilding Oversight
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recommends the Navy increase the involvement of the Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIPs) to improve shipbuilding oversight and help the Navy […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Looking Into Buy of Dronebuster 3 Jammers for Joint Base Andrews
The U.S. Air Force is looking into the buy of Dronebuster 3 jammers by Portland, Ore.-based Flex Force Enterprises for the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) at Joint Base […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Says Navy’s Unmanned Vessel Plans Need To Better Plan Out Efforts, Not Estimating All Costs
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said the Navy needs to better plan its work to create and transition unmanned systems in the future fleet, ranging from better estimating […]
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Navy/USMCBollinger Wins $14 Million MCM USV Production Contract
In a surprise win, the Navy awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $14 million contract on April 8 for production of the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) over two other […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Argues FY ‘23 Fleet Request Responsible As More Than Just Numbers
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – This week the Chief of Naval Operations defended the Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request fleet additions by comparing his focus on a credible and supportable […]
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Navy/USMCFincantieri Can Meet Frigate Demand For Now, Second Shipyard Decision Not Imminent
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The program manager for the Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate this week said prime contractor Fincantieri Marinette Marine can meet the Navy’s demand for now and any decision […]
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