Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Kilby Outlines Factors Leading To Faster New Light Amphib Development
A top Navy official underscored two things that have gotten the new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) moving relatively quickly: using a requirements evaluation team and working side by side with […]
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Navy/USMC
DDG-118 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) finished acceptance trials on Feb. 4 following a day underway off the coast of Maine. The trials on the […]
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Marine Corps Commandant Says He Must Do ‘Better Job’ Of Securing Long-Range Fires Funds
The Marine Corps commandant said this week he must do a better job of convincing lawmakers on the importance of developing the force’s long-range fires capability after Congress cut funding […]
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Navy/USMC
Geurts Designated As Temporary Navy Undersecretary
The Navy’s last top acquisition official, James Geurts, has been designated to fill the service’s second highest civilian role, the service said Thursday. Geurts served as the Assistant Secretary for […]
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Navy/USMC
Berger: Trusted AI and Unmanned Tools Needed In the Future
The commandant of the Marine Corps this week said unmanned teaming and increased artificial intelligence (AI) is needed to maintain superiority over China in the future. “I’m a believer in […]
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Navy Commander Stresses Allies, Partnerships For Help With Arctic Operations
The Navy continues to build on its experiences in the Arctic for operations in the region, but U.S. allies and partners remain critical enablers for all aspects of these operations, […]
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Navy/USMC
Acting SecNav: DoD Aims To Submit Budget In May, Unsure Of New Administration Changes Yet
The Acting Navy Secretary said the Defense Department hopes to submit the fiscal year 2022 budget request to Congress in May and they have not yet identified service policy changes […]
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Pentagon
Reviews of Nuclear Modernization, Navy Shipbuilding Plan Among Top Items on Hicks’ Priority List
A review of nuclear modernization and the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, which DoD released in December, are among the top items for Kathleen Hicks, if the Senate confirms her as […]
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Navy/USMC
Raytheon Wins $291 Million Contract For F-35 Engine Maintenance
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a $291 million contract F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lot 12 engine maintenance support. The contract specifically […]
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Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Confident in SPY-7 Progress and Performance; Offers alternative for DDG Backfit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pushing full steam ahead on its scalable AN/SPY-7 S-band gallium nitride-based radar in four countries and boasted its superiority to the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AN/SPY-6 radar […]
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