Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Super Hornet Successor Likely Manned But Aims Future Airwings To Be Over 50 Percent Unmanned
A Navy official said the replacement for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet will likely be a manned fighter working with unmanned systems under the overall Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Info From Industry To Integrate Hypersonic Weapons On Zumwalt-Class Destroyers
The Navy published a sources sought notice on March 18 requesting white papers from possible contractors on capabilities to install hypersonic weapons on the Zumwalt-class destroyers. The service is assessing […]
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Navy/USMCZumwalt Destroyer To Control Unmanned Forces In April Exercise
In an upcoming April exercise known as a fleet battle problem, the Navy plans to use a Zumwalt-class destroyer to command and control both manned and unmanned forces to operate […]
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Navy/USMCCBO: Navy Shipyards Experiencing Significant Delays In Completing Sub Maintenance
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released finds the Navy’s four public shipyards have experienced “significant delays” in finishing submarine maintenance, affecting operational readiness. Moreover, the report projects the […]
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Navy/USMCGalinis: Navy Looks To Recapitalize Public Shipyards Faster
This week a Navy official told a House panel the service is examining if they can speed up the effort to recapitalize the public shipyard infrastructure faster than the currently […]
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Navy/USMCAquilino Says Nine Of 11 Ford Elevators Finished
The Navy has completed nine of the total 11 planned weapons elevators on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier, Adm. John Aquilino told a congressional panel on Tuesday. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyINDOPACOM Nominee Does Not Specifically Defend F-35, But Says Fifth and Sixth Generation Planes Needed
U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. John Aquilino, who has piloted F/A-18 and F-14 fighters, did not specifically defend the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 during his confirmation hearing to head […]
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Navy/USMCGD Nabs $2.4 Billion Contract To Build Second FY ’21 Virginia-Class Submarine
The Navy last Friday awarded General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat Corp. business unit a $2.4 billion modification exercising an option to build the second FY ’21 Block V Virginia-class attack […]
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Navy/USMCGD Delivers First Of Five Knifefish UUV Systems To Navy
General Dynamics’ [GD] Mission Systems business unit announced last Thursday it delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) system to the Navy. The company told Defense […]
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Air ForceSlow Software Loading Process Delayed F-35 Updates
A slow software loading process for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 delayed aircraft updates, but the latest software drop to be fielded this summer for the Combat Air Forces (CAF) […]