Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
MQ-25 Test Vehicle Flies With Aerial Refueling Store
Boeing [BA] and the U.S. Navy flew the MQ-25 test asset (T-1) with an aerial refueling store (ARS) for the first time this week, the company said Dec. 9. The […]
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Marine Corps Approves BAE Systems’ ACV For Full-Rate Production, Places $184.4 Million Order For 36 Vehicles
The Marine Corps has approved BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) for full-rate production and has placed a $184.4 million order for 36 vehicles. Marine Corps officials also announced Wednesday […]
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Navy/USMC
Delayed Navy Shipbuilding Plan Maps Huge Fleet Increase
The Navy finally released its 30-year shipbuilding plan 10 months late, mapping out plans to massively increase the fleet to reach 355 manned ships within a decade and pushing past […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Adds Two More Tech Bridges In Florida And Hawaii
The Navy said Wednesday it is standing up two more Naval Expeditions Agility Office (NavalX) Tech Bridges in Panama City, Fla., and Honolulu, Hawaii. The Navy said these Tech Bridges […]
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Navy Expects To Issue LAW Solicitation This Month
The Navy intends to issue a solicitation for concept studies and preliminary design for the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) before the end of the year, the service said in a […]
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Navy/USMC
BAE Wins $60 Million Subcontract For LRASM Seekers
BAE Systems on Dec. 12 announced it received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build additional seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The company explained […]
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Milley Supports DoD Budget To Bias Navy, Air Force, Space In Future Years
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday he advocates to bias resources towards sea, air, and space platforms for future defense needs. “I don’t want to reveal […]
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Pentagon
Authorizers Mandate CAPE Report on NGAD
The draft conference report on the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 6395, requires the Pentagon director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) to submit a report on […]
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Navy/USMC
Milley: Battle Force 2045 Numbers Are “Aspirations,” Elaborates On Carrier Plans
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday characterized the Battle Force 2045 future fleet plans as more aspirations than clearly planned objectives but nevertheless are needed for […]
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Pentagon
Military Aviation Commission Advises Creation of Joint Safety Council to Advise Deputy Secdef
In response to the more than 6,000 U.S. noncombat military aviation accidents between 2013 and 2018, the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) is recommending the creation of a […]