Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Says Ford Delayed Again And Next FSA Will Change Fleet Goal Mix
Navy officials on Tuesday told Congress the oft-delayed USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will have an additional three-month delay before its post-shakedown availability (PSA) ends and the next Force Structure […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Officials Defend Cutting Truman To Congress
Navy officials told the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on Tuesday that looking at the future forces led to “tough choices” like cutting the refueling of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s First Maintenance Report Calls For More Dry Docks
The Navy on Wednesday released its first naval ship maintenance and modernization plan, underscoring the need for more dry docks because of the disparity between a backlog of repair work […]
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Navy/USMCNew 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Sets Cap at 355 Ships
The Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan sketches a faster plan to 355 ships, but caps it at that level going forward due to the increasing sustainment costs. In the “Report […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Wins $4 Billion Contract For 78 Super Hornets
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing [BA] a $4 billion modification for full-rate production and delivery of 78 Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets in a multi-year procurement (MYP) contract. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To ‘Burn The Boats’ With Laser For Destroyer In 2021, Needs Bigger LSC For Lasers
The Navy is planning to install the High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) directed energy (DE) system on a DDG-51 Flight IIA destroyer by FY 2021 as […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Pushes Large Surface Combatant RFP To 2024, Lays Out Schedule
The Navy’s FY 2020 budget request pushed back funding for the planned Large Surface Combatant (LSC) to the mid-2020s while laying out the program’s schedule, expecting to release an RFP […]
