Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBell Unveils V-247 Autonomous Tiltrotor and It’s the Size of a Huey
Bell [TXT] unveiled the full-size mockup of its V-247 autonomous tiltrotor Sept. 25, and it is much larger than a scale-model suggests. Just outside the company’s booth at the Modern […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-69 Repair Time Extended Into 2019
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) will keep undergoing maintenance at least through early 2019, almost a year beyond the original six-month availability. On Sept. 22, CVN-69’s commanding […]
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Navy/USMCNASSCO Starts Building First John Lewis-Class Oiler
General Dynamics [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) held a ceremony on Sept. 20 marking the start of construction of the first of the new John Lewis-class fleet replenishment […]
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Navy/USMCState Department Approves $90 Million SDV Submersible Deal With U.K.
The State Department has approved a possible $90 million deal with the U.K. for three MK 11 Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs). The Defense Security Cooperation […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Two LCSs To Austal, One To Lockheed Martin
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) this week awarded two fixed-price firm target modifications to Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Austal USA for one and two FY 2018 Littoral Combat Ships […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Starts Valiant Shield Exercise In Marianas Islands And Guam
U.S. military forces have started the 2018 iteration of the biennial Valiant Shield field training exercise held around the Marianas Island Range Complex and on Guam this week. The service […]
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Navy/USMCGD Wins $481 Million Mod For More Columbia Work
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat (GDEB) a $481 million modification on last Thursday for more Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program long-lead time […]
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Navy/USMCFinal FY ’19 Appropriations Bill Funds Three LCSs, More Shipbuilding
The FY ’19 defense appropriations bill conference report funds three Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), conditional approval of a two-aircraft carrier buy, and kicks in some extra money for the submarine […]
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ArmyConsensus Defense Funding Bill Boosts Army, Navy Rotorcraft Procurement
A consensus spending bill agreed to by U.S. House and Senate budgeters would fully fund military rotorcraft procurement programs and boost funding for Army helicopters and Marine Corps tiltrotors. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Suspends Triton Flights After Crash Landing
The Navy has ordered an operational stand down of its first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 following a recent crash landing at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), […]