Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Request Down $4 Billion For Eight Ships, Plans To Retire First Four LCSs
The Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request adds only eight battle force ships, two fewer than previously planned, while also planning to retire four Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs Another $348 Million For F-35 Long-Lead Materials
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a modification worth up to $348 million for long-lead materials and support for 43 Lot 15 F-35s. This Feb. […]
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Navy/USMCAirbus Files Protest Against Leonardo’s Navy Trainer Helo Win
Airbus Helicopters lodged a protest last week with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the Navy choosing Leonardo for the Navy’s new helicopter training aircraft. Last month, Naval Air Systems […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Delivers First Upgraded Super Hornet To Navy
Boeing [BA] delivered the first F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet to the Navy under Service Life Modification (SLM) updates, the company said Thursday. The SLM is part of the Navy’s effort […]
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Navy/USMCLeidos Wins $7.7 Billion Navy NGEN-R IT Contract
The Navy awarded Leidos [LDOS] a potential $7.7 billion contract Wednesday for the Service Management, Integration and Transport (SMIT) portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network Re-compete (NGEN-R). NGEN is […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Excalibur S Munition Passes Navy Test
The new Raytheon [RTN] Excalibur S precision-guided munition successfully made direct hits on moving targets in a U.S. Navy test, the company said Wednesday. The test occurred at Yuma Proving […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Orders Additional G/ATOR Radars From Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Wednesday the company has received an order from the Marine Corps for two additional Ground/Air Task Oriented Radars (G/ATOR). The new order adds to a full-rate […]
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Navy/USMCFord Finishes Aircraft Compatibility Testing
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier finished and completed the second and final round of aircraft testing on Jan. 31, the Navy said Wednesday. The Ford spent 16 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy And Boeing Tested Unmanned EA-18G Growlers
The U.S. Navy and Boeing [BA] flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers using a third aircraft as a mission controller in late 2019. Boeing spokesman Justin Gibson told Defense Daily […]
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Navy/USMCDOT&E Criticizes Knifefish Testing Environment As Too Limited
The Pentagon’s top weapons tester said the Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) testing environment was too similar to how developers trained the system’s classification algorithm. While testing was adequate under […]