Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy And BAE Test Vulcano Precision-Guided Navy Munition
Last summer the Navy and BAE Systems conducted a set of tests demonstrating the company’s 5-inch Vulcano precision-guided munition (PGM) fired from the Mk 45 naval gun, the company said. John Perri, […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Recommends Three More P-8As For Navy Reserve
House appropriators recommended the defense appropriations bill add $469 million for three P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the FY 2020 Navy budget to help recapitalize Navy Reserve forces, according to the […]
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Navy/USMCSikorsky Awarded $1.1 Billion for 12 CH-53K King Stallions
Sikorsky on Friday was awarded a $1.1 billion contract for 12 heavylift CH-53K King Stallion helicopters, the Department of Defense announced on Friday, with $509 million for the current fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Funds Navy Nuclear SLCM AoA, But Directs Report
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee recommends funding the Navy’s analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a new nuclear-armed Sea-launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), but has concerns and directs the Secretary of the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To “Pay For Value” In 3D Printing
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer yesterday emphasized the service is willing to “pay for value” to incorporate more additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, of parts throughout the service. While speaking at […]
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Navy/USMCInside the Phased-Array Antenna Boeing is Putting on the MQ-25
Boeing [BA] is introducing a new flat phased-array satcom antenna for military aircraft, starting with the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker that the company is developing for the Navy. The new […]
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Navy/USMCMerz Says FSA To Emphasize Smaller Ships
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems said Wednesday he thinks the upcoming Force Structure Assessment (FSA) will focus on smaller surface combatants as the service looks to […]
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Navy/USMCBlock VI Virginia Subs To Focus On Special Operations and Unmanned Systems
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Virginia-class attack submarine program manager last week said his office is in the early steps of considering what the Block VI design will include, noting […]
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Navy/USMCDraft House Defense Spending Bill Cuts $2 Billion From Navy Shipbuilding
The draft version of House Appropriations Committee defense spending bill trims Navy shipbuilding spending by over $2 billion compared to the Defense Department’s request. It would budget $21.7 billion to […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Report Clarifies Ship-to-Shore Connector Delays
The latest edition of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual assessment of the largest complex Defense Department programs clarifies delays in Ship-to-Shore Connector production and acquisition lie in the gearbox […]