Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
LCS-28 Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Savannah (LCS-28) successfully completed acceptance trials on May 14 during demonstrations both in-port and underway in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy said this week. During these […]
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Navy/USMC
DoD IG Says P-8A Mission Capable Rates Below Requirement
The Department of Defense’s Office of the Inspector General (DoD IG) publicly released an audit of the Navy’s P-8A Poseidon fleet, finding its mission capable rates were below the 80 […]
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Business/Financial
HII Unveils Proteus Unmanned Surface Vessel For Testing
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] unveiled its new Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) last Thursday for use in testing and development of autonomous capabilities. The Proteus USV is 27 feet long […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Awards Fincantieri $554 Million For Second Frigate
The Navy has exercised an option awarding Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine a $554 million contract modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the second Constellation-class frigate, the future USS […]
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NATO Starts Steadfast Defender Exercise With First Deployment of UK Carrier
The NATO maritime live exercise (LIVEX) Steadfast Defender 2021 began off the coast of Portugal on May 20, featuring the first deployment of the United Kingdom’s newest aircraft carrier. The […]
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Air Force
U.S. Air Force to Issue Contract to Martin Baker for Simulated F-35 Ejection Seats for JSE
The U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) at Edwards AFB, Calif. plans to issue a sole source contract to the United Kingdom’s Martin Baker Aircraft Co. for 16 high-fidelity simulated […]
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Navy/USMC
Maine Reps Oppose Reported DDG-51 Cut
Maine’s congressional delegation wrote to President Biden in opposition of reports the forthcoming fiscal year 2022 budget request will recommend procuring only one new destroyer instead of the expected two […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Declares IOC For JPALS
The Navy on Tuesday said it declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) earlier this month. JPALS is a GPS-based system that integrates […]
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International
NATO Starts Formidable Shield 2021 Air and Missile Defense Exercise
Naval forces from several NATO members began the Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 21 live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise off the west coast of Scotland on May 15. […]
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