Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Selects 4 Companies For Next-Gen Handheld Targeting Program
The Marine Corps has selected four companies to bring its next-generation handheld targeting system to life, with the goal of working toward development of prototype systems to replace its legacy […]
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Navy/USMCCamp Lejeune Facilities Rebuild To Cost Over $3.6 Billion
The Commandant of the Marine Corps told senators on Wednesday that the cost to replace or repair dozens of Marine Corps buildings damaged by Hurricane Florence will reach upward of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Will Not have a Clean Audit For 5+ Years, Awarding Two Frigate Builders ‘Not Off The Table’
The Secretary of the Navy told senators on Wednesday that the service will probably not have a full clean audit for up to five to six years and that splitting […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Scores SM-3 IIA Hit Using Japan Aegis Model
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy successfully intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target with an Aegis Ashore-launched Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor in the Pacific Ocean […]
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Navy/USMCGD-BIW Launches Last Zumwalt-class Destroyer
General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) launched the last Zumwalt-class destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002), on Dec. 9 at its facility in Bath, Maine. The U.S. Navy […]
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Navy/USMCLCS-15 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Billings (LCS-15) finished acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, the last major milestone before ship delivery, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday. LCS-15 […]
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InternationalU.K. Reveals Three Type 31e Frigate Builders Shortlist
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday announced the three competitors to build the planned Type 31e general purpose frigate for the Royal Navy. The ministry awarded contracts worth […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Systems Receives $140 Million ACV Order, Discussing Variants With Marine Corps
BAE Systems has received a $140 million deal from the Marine Corps for 30 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), as the company looks to deliver the first test units in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Secretary: Proposed Budget Cuts Could Cause Scenarios to “Make Your Eyes Water”
As the Navy works with the Pentagon to determine its budget request for the fiscal year 2020 budget, the service’s top civilian called for lawmakers to continue to fund the […]
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PentagonF-35 Begins Formal Operational Testing and Evaluation Phase
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will begin its formal operational test and evaluation process with the goal of achieving full rate production by late 2019, the joint program office […]