Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCHII Starts Building Next Amphibious Assault Ship
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] started fabrication of the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8) at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., on Oct. 15. The ship is largely being produced in the Pascagoula […]
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Air ForceMajority of F-35 Aircraft Cleared For Flight After Fuel Tube Tests
Less than a week after the Pentagon’s entire fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters was temporarily grounded to investigate a suspect fuel tube, the majority of the aircraft are back […]
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Navy/USMCNeller: Marines Interested In New All-Terrain Support Vehicle, But No Budget Plans For Bv206 Replacement
The Marine Corps’ top general is interested in a new all-terrain, support vehicle as his force trains for a potential fight in harsh cold-weather conditions, but he said a lack […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Approves First 3D Printed Metal Component For Use On A Ship
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approved the first ever additive manufacturing (AM) printed metal part for shipboard installation, the command said on Thursday. Additive manufacturing is another term for […]
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Air ForceF-35s Grounded Worldwide For Fuel Tube Inspection
The U.S. military’s most sophisticated fighter aircraft fleet was temporarily suspended from operations beginning Thursday as the Defense Department worked to determine which of their platforms had a suspect part […]
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Missile DefenseAMDR Tracks Multiple Targets And First Missile Through Intercept
Raytheon [RTN] on Wednesday said its new AN-SPY-6(V) air and missile defense radar (AMDR) has tracked multiple targets simultaneously as well as its first track of a ballistic missile through […]
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CyberGAO Warns Of Cyber Security Vulnerabilities In Weapon Systems
The Defense Department is in the stages of improving the cyber security of the weapon systems it develops and the vulnerabilities of these systems are made worse due to their […]
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Navy/USMCFoggo Says NATO Exercise To Deter Russia, Warns About Sub Threat
The Navy’s top admiral in charge of the service’s forces in Europe acknowledged the upcoming Trident Juncture 18 NATO exercise is, in part, aimed at deterring potential Russian actions against […]
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Business/FinancialGM Names Retired Army General Charlton As President Of Defense Unit
General Motors [GM] is transitioning its year-old defense subsidiary to a more active role in terms of customer outreach and marketing now that the legal paperwork is out of the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leadership To See Draft FSA Next Month, Unmanned A Priority
The undersecretary of the Navy said the service’s leadership should be getting a draft of the next Force Structure Assessment (FSA) in November. Then the Navy leaders will have a […]