Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCEPF-10 Finishes Builder’s Trials
The Navy’s next Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, the future USNS Burlington (EPF-10), successfully finished its builder’s trials on June 29, the Navy said on Thursday. The ship was built by […]
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Navy/USMCOfficials Says Fully Automated Mine Countermeasure Vessels Still A Long Way Off, Updates Current Progress
Although unmanned programs are developing quickly, the Navy is not close to fully automated systems like a single stride counter-mine vessel, according to a service official. Howard Berkof, deputy program […]
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Navy/USMCStreamlining Acquisition Is Working, Unmanned Navy Official Says
The deputy program manager for the Navy’s unmanned maritime systems program office said the service is streamlining and quickening acquisition as the service acquisitions chief’s strategy of pushing responsibilities down […]
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Navy/USMCSchiebel Demos Camcopter UAV Trials for Belgian Navy
Schiebel has successfully completed trials for the Camcopter S-100 anmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the Belgian Navy, the company said. The tests demonstrated search and rescue as well as maritime […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Osprey Variant to Begin Production in $4 Billion Contract
Bell [TXT] Boeing [BA] will begin V-22 work for the U.S. Navy in a contract awarded last week worth $4.2 billion. The new CMV-22B variant will serve as the Navy’s future carrier […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Expanding Network Access In The Air With New System On Osprey
The Marine Corps is beginning to field its Networking on the Move (NOTM) communication system on its MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft as it looks to expand access to its tactical […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Picks BAE For New $26 Billion Frigate Program
Australia said on Friday it selected Britain’s BAE Systems to build its nine next-generation anti-submarine frigates in its SEA 5000 program, a program worth up to $26 billion to design, build, and […]
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InternationalBoeing Receives $1.5 Billion Contract To Build 28 Super Hornets For Kuwait As Planned
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.5 billion contract to build and deliver 26 F/A-18 Super Hornets to Kuwait, the Defense Department said on Wednesday. Under the contract, Boeing will […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Torpedoes Extra Subs In Defense Appropriations Bill
The House’s FY ’19 defense appropriations bill passed Thursday sunk an attempt by House Armed Sevices Seapower subcommittee leaders to start funding additional submarines. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Joe […]
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CongressSenate Panel, House Advance FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) and the full House passed their respective versions of the fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 28. The Senate panel approved its version by […]