Navy/USMC
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CongressSenate Appropriators Press Austin On Request To Delay Procurement Of A Second New Navy Destroyer
A pair of Senate appropriators on Thursday pressed the defense secretary on the Pentagon’s decision to push back procurement of a second new Navy destroyer in the fiscal year 2022 […]
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Business/FinancialFincantieri Marinettee Marine Appoints Mark Vandroff As New CEO
Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine announced on June 11 its board of directors chose former Navy Capt. Mark Vandroff to become the Wisconsin shipyard’s next CEO. Vandroff is set to take over […]
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Navy/USMCWittman And Palazzo Push To Hold CAPE Funding Until Amphib Block Buy
Legislation introduced by two Republican representatives this week seeks to hold half of the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office’s budget until the Navy conducts a block […]
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CongressRanking Strategic Forces Republican Roasts Acting SecNav Over Cancelling SLCM-N
By suggesting that the Navy cancel a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile, the service’s acting secretary imperiled arms control negotiations and undercut President Joe Biden, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said during […]
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Navy/USMCShip-to-Shore Connector Breaches Nunn-McCurdy With Rising Costs
The Navy said its Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program breached the Nunn-McCurdy acquisition threshold due to increasing costs, but noted it is not critical and production will continue. The SSC consists […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Delivers First SEWIP Block 3 To Navy
Northrop Grumman [NOC] delivered the first AL/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 engineering and development model (EDM) unit to the Navy for land-based testing, the company announced […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Chooses Carlos Del Toro as SECNAV Nominee
The White House announced it is nominating Carlos Del Toro, a former Navy commander and president of a small information technology firm, to be the next Secretary of the Navy. […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo Delivers First New Navy Helo Trainer
Leonardo delivered the first new TH-73A Navy training helicopter during a ceremony on Thursday at its facility in Philadelphia. The ceremony included Vice Admiral Kenneth Whitesell, commander of Naval Air […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Leaders Not Consulted On Acting SecNav’s Memo To Scrap Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
The top officials at the Pentagon told lawmakers Thursday they were not consulted on a memo from the acting Navy secretary that advised stopping development of a nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise […]
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Air ForceAustin, Milley Defend ‘Tough Choices’ In FY ‘22 Budget Request
Lawmakers on Thursday pressed Pentagon leadership on program cuts and delays in the department’s recently released $715 billion fiscal year 2022 budget request, specifically citing concerns with plans to reduce […]