Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCCNO: Ship Count Will Not Include Unmanned; Bigger Topline Needed For Fleet Goal
The Chief of Naval Operations said the upcoming integrated Force Structure Assessment (FSA) will not count unmanned vessels in the battle force ship count and that the service needs a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Improving LCS Lethality, Integrating Combat System
The Navy has started a two-phase Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) lethality and survivability program to improve the capabilities of both ship variants. “We are going into a lethality and survivability […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo Wins New Navy Trainer Competition
In a hotly contested competition, the Navy on Monday selected Leonardo’s AgustaWestland to produce and deliver the new TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems as the new Navy trainer. Other competitors […]
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Navy/USMCModly Starts Summit To Push CVN-78 Faster
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly convened a “Make Ford Ready” summit on Jan. 9 to help get the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) transitioned to fleet operations as fast as […]
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CongressMaine Senators Oppose Possible Shipbuilding Cuts In Esper Letter
Maine Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) are “deeply concerned” with reports the Defense Department may reduce planned ship procurement in the fiscal year 2021 budget request, according […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Moves Sea Hunter From ONR To SURFDEVRON One
Last month, the Navy transferred the Sea Hunter unmanned surface vessel from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Surface Development Squadron One (SURFDEVRON One). A memorandum of agreement (MoA) […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Says Replacing Naval Aviation Fleet To Cost $380 Billion
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report estimated it will cost the Department of the Navy about $380 billion to maintain the current size of the Navy and Marine Corps […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Directs MUSV, LUSV Concept of Operations
Last month, the Navy directed the Commander of Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific (CNSP) to develop the concepts of operations (CONOPS) for its two biggest unmanned surface vessel programs. In […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Awarded $2.3 Billion in Various F-35 Contracts at Year’s End
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to […]
