Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy 2019 Budget Request Has Modest Shipbuilding Increase, Extends Life Of Cruisers
This article was updated to reflect aircraft procurement. The Navy requested $21.9 billion to build 10 ships in the FY ’19 president’s budget request released today, a modest increase over […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Says 2019 Budget Will Push For Wholeness, Move Towards 355 Ship Fleet
The upcoming fiscal year 2019 budget request will continue the 2018 budget trend of wholeness to fund maintenance and readiness as well as increased ship procurement to reach the goal […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Releases RFP For Multi-Year DDG-51 Flight III Destroyers
The Navy on Thursday released a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the fiscal years (FY) 2018-2022 multiyear procurement (MYP) for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The RFP is a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy PEO Explains Importance Of Unmanned Sensors, New Initiative To Add Capabilities Faster
National Harbor, Md. – The Navy’s program executive officer (PEO) for unmanned aviation and strike weapons told a conference here about the specific challenge his office has in providing unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sets Up Oversight Council To Implement Reviews
The Navy on Jan. 30 established a council to oversee reforms and recommendations stemming from the reviews spurred by deadly Navy mishaps, the service said Feb. 2. The Navy is […]
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Navy/USMCTwo Navy IT NGEN-R Teams Start To Take Shape
Two teams set to compete on the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Networks Re-compete (NGEN-R) contract have officially announced their partnerships on Friday and Monday. Leidos [LDOS] said Monday it […]
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InternationalState Department Okays $735 Million In Naval Missiles To Finland
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Finland for Harpoon Block II and Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSM) naval missiles worth $735 million total. The Defense Security […]
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ArmyArmy Orders Another $106 Million Worth Of JLTVs
The Army on Feb. 2 placed an eighth order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) that will replace a portion of its and the Marine Corps’ Humvee fleets. Oshkosh Defense […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA Transfers Sea Hunter To ONR, Will Continue Developing It
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed its anti-submarine unmanned vessel program and officially transferred the technology demonstration vessel, called the Sea Hunter, to the Office of Naval […]
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Navy/USMCSecond Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Completes Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Navy said the second of three Zumwalt-class destroyers, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001), completed acceptance trials on Thursday. During the trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and […]