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Navy/USMCMarine Commandant Says Funding ‘More Than Adequate’ For Readiness, But Modernization Requires More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller says the service’s budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is “more than adequate” to continue building near-term readiness, but there are […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Extend The Life Of Five Los Angeles Subs
Top Navy officials told the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee on Tuesday that the service plans to extend the life of one nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarine by 10 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Wants Legacy Systems Open To New Capabilities
AUSTIN, Texas – The Navy is challenging its program directors to find ways of opening legacy systems to new capabilities, but the process of moving to modular, open systems architectures […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Worry LCS Yards Are Being Left In The Lurch
Lawmakers from districts with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) shipyards are increasingly worried about the Navy’s request to procure only one vessel in the FY ’19 budget, but Navy Secretary Richard […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Willing To Have Next Virginia Submarine Contract Allow More Than 10 Submarines
Two top Navy officials told Congress yesterday they are open to having the Block V Virginia-class submarine multiyear procurement (MYP) contract include the option to buy over the 10 planned […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Contracts For T-ATS Shipbuilder And Modification Trident Production
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Gulf Island Shipyards LLC a $63.6 million contract for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Says Quickly Getting To 355 Ships Will Cost Billions More Per Year
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report comparing various future fleet size costs said moving to a 355-ship Navy in 10-20 years is doable but will cost hundreds of billions […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues HII Two-Carrier RFP To Help Define Savings
The U.S. Navy released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding to help define possible cost savings when purchasing CVN-80 and 81 as a […]
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LCS-16 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future Littoral Combat Ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) completed acceptance trials on March 9 in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy said on Friday. Acceptance trials are the final major […]
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Navy/USMCIngalls Shipyard Says It’s Ready To Build More Ships
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipyard has room to produce more ships and likes the Navy’s plan to increase the fleet to 355 ships, according to the […]