Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Official: Columbia Will Be On Time But No Margin, Supplier Inspections Continue
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The program manager for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines said Tuesday while the boats have almost no margin for delays, he believes the submarines will be […]
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Homeland Security
Forthcoming Arctic Strategies Will Shape National Plans For Arctic, Coast Guard Chief Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Following the Coast Guard’s release in late April of its strategic outlook for the Arctic, the White House and Defense Department are also crafting strategies for the region […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Seeks More Foreign Poseidon Partners As P-8 Deliveries Near End
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Approaching the U.S. Navy’s final planned buy of Boeing [BA] P-8 Poseidons in 2020, 169 of the multimission maritime aircraft have been sold across seven countries. […]
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Navy/USMC
V-22 Program Seeks Savings In Foreign Customers, But 2020 Deadline Looms
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Having Japan as a foreign military sales partner on the V-22 could end up saving the U.S. government $60 million or more over the life of the program, […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Provides Zumwalt Status Updates, Final Vessel Delivering Next Year
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — On Tuesday the Navy provided status updates for the Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyers, including the fabrication status of the last ship set to deliver late next year. […]
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Navy/USMC
Boeing Begins Work On Upgraded Growler; Flight-Testing Underway For Super Hornet Block III Aircraft
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Boeing [BA] has initiated development work for an upgraded version of its aircraft carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft for the Navy that will include advanced sensors, increased computer power […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Updates On Ford-Class Carriers, CVN-79 Launching Early
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – A Navy official on Monday gave updates on the production of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, noting CVN-79 is over 50 percent executed and will be launched […]
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Navy/USMC
Leonardo’s Navy Trainer To Gain Instrument-Flight Certification Within the Month
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Leonardo Helicopters has completed flights of its single-engine TH-119 necessary for instrument flight rules certification and should gain FAA approval in coming weeks. If successful, the […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Sticking With CH-53K Program, Ironing Out Deficiencies
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the Marine Corps prepares to award a contract for the first lot of Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King Stallions, the military service said on May 6 […]
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International
Czechs Cleared to Buy More Than $1 Billion in Attack, Utility Helicopters
The State Department has cleared the Czech Republic to buy more than $1 billion in Bell [TXT] AH-1Z attack helicopters and Sikorsky [LMT] UH-60 Black Hawks. Larger of the two […]