Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCHII Awarded $188 Million To Prepare For CVN-74 Overhaul
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $188 million contract for advance planning to prepare for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) work on the […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Marine Aviation Commanders Failing To Report Accurate Readiness Rates
Marine Corps aviation squadron commanders incorrectly reported the number of aircraft ready for combat, leading to inaccurate accounting of readiness rates across the service’s aviation units, according to the Defense […]
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Navy/USMC
Industry Officials Question Navy’s Approach To CHAMP Future Auxiliary Ships Program
Officials from several shipbuilding companies expressed concern Thursday that the Navy’s Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-mission Platform (CHAMP) effort to procure future auxiliary ships that would phase out legacy classes and […]
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ArmyGuard Troops, Dozens Of Aircraft Deployed To Fight West Coast Wildfires
At least 1,500 National Guard troops with more than two-dozen aircraft have deployed to fight the wildfires raging through Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. The largest of several wildfire […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Chief Doesn’t Foresee Earnings Hit Over Botched Missile Tubes
Botched welding jobs on 12 missile tubes for the Navy’s next-generation ballistic-missile submarine should not materially affect tube-vendor BWX Technologies’ [BWXT] bottom line this year, the company’s chief executive said […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo: Single Engine TH-119 Packs Twin-Engine Punch For Navy Trainer
With the TH-119, Leonardo Helicopters is offering the U.S. Navy twin-engine performance, power and safety in a single-engine package that is less expensive to buy and maintain. “With the TH-119, […]
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Navy/USMC
Last Legacy Super Cobra Enters US Marine Corps Maintenance Program
The last legacy AH-1W Super Cobra entered the Navy’s integrated maintenance program at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in mid-July. Continuing the attack aircraft’s legacy snake nomenclature, W-model Super Cobras are being […]
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SpaceNavy Starts Expanding MUOS Use
The Navy late last week said its next generation narrowband five satellite constellation communication system was approved by U.S. Strategic Command for expanded operational use. This means early-adopted commands in […]
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Navy/USMCEPF-10 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Navy’s 10th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, the future USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), successfully finished acceptance trials, the Navy said on Friday. The EPF ships, built by Austal USA in […]
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Navy/USMCHII Awarded $165.5 Million For First LPD Flight II Long-Lead Materials
The Navy on Thursday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding a $165.5 million contract to procure long-lead time materials and non-recurring engineering activities for the first LPD Flight II […]