Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCHASC Readiness Mark Pushes Surface Force Changes
The House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness addressed several issues raised by reviews of Navy destroyer collisions in the Pacific last summer in its mark of the FY ’19 National […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Subcommittee Mark Includes Subs And Multi-Year F-18 Pacts
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower and projection forces panel conducted a markup of its portion of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act Thursday, adding several ships to […]
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PentagonMattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner
Defense Secretary James Mattis supports further increases to the Pentagon’s shipbuilding budget because the military is planning to adopt a maritime-based strategy to defend the United States homeland, he told […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Pushing Navy For Three LCSs And Procuring Frigate Technical Data Rights
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower’s mark of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill authorizes three Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) and would push the Navy to procure the technical […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Subcommittee Authorizes CVN-81
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower approved construction of the fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN-81, in its mark of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
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Navy/USMCSpencer: Marinette Should Talk With Navy About How Its LCS Price Can Get More Competitive
The Navy Secretary said on Tuesday the leaders of Fincantieri Marinette Marine should talk with the Navy about how their Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) variant can have a more competitive […]
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Navy/USMCHead of BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Leaving After June; Head Lawyer Also to Depart
Joseph Henry, president and chief operating officer of BWX Technologies’ Nuclear Operations Group, will retire June 30, the company disclosed Monday in a regulatory filing. It was not immediately clear […]
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Navy/USMCGD Delivers DDG-1001 To Navy
The Navy officially accepted a hull, mechanical and electric (HM&E) delivery of the future Zumwalt-class destroyer USS. Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) from builder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] today. […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Awarded $83 Million Mine Neutralizer Contract, AMDR LRIP Unit
Raytheon [RTN] was awarded an $83 million Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) contract on Thursday to design, test, and deploy the Barracuda mine neutralization system. The company describes the Barracuda […]
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CyberNavy Seeking Data Management Capabilities
Navy officials are looking for new information technology (IT) capabilities to to make their data more manageable for warfighters and improve the mobility and security of system applications, according to […]