Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Say Budget Delays Cost Billions, Set Up Oversight Board For Mishap Recommendation
Top Navy officials on Monday clarified how much budget delays have cost the service and revealed a new oversight board to implement various recommendations meant to prevent future ship mishaps. […]
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Navy/USMCSpencer Swears In Navy Under Secretary And Assistant Secretary RDA
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer early this week swore in two top service officials: Thomas Modly as Under Secretary of the Navy and James Geurts as Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Will Focus Zumwalt On Offensive Surface Strike
The Navy is working to change the requirements of the often troubled Zumwalt DDG-1000 destroyers to focus the ship on offensive surface strike missions, a service official said. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCGAO And Navy Agree Lack of Available Amphibious Ships Limits Training
A top Navy official agreed with a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the service’s dearth of amphibious ships is decreasing its ability to train for many amphibious priorities. Vice […]
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Navy/USMCIsrael Declares Naval Iron Dome Operational
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) declared a naval component of the Iron Dome rocket and artillery shell defense system operational on Tuesday following final successful tests. The Israeli Navy and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Personnel Command Head Named New Commander Of Naval Surface Forces
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Thursday that the president nominated Rear Adm. Richard Brown, commander of the Navy Personnel Command (NPC), to be appointed vice admiral and assigned […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Team Submits Proposal For Canadian Surface Combatant
Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered its team’s proposal for the next generation Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program two days before procurement closed, the company said Tuesday. The company is partnering with […]
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Navy/USMCUSS John S. McCain Heading Back To Japan From Philippines
The damaged USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) left Subic Bay in the Philippines to head towards Yokosuka, Japan, aboard a heavy lift vessel after repairing additional damage incurred by bad […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin And Indra Extend S-Band Radar Cooperation For Spanish Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Spain’s Indra have signed an agreement to extend their cooperative relationship developing an S-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Spanish navy’s F-110 frigate […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Appropriators Fund Ship Repairs, New Ships And Naval Aircraft
Senate appropriators agreed to increase Navy funding by billions to add new ships, new aircraft, and repair damaged destroyers as part of funding bill proposed on Nov. 21. The appropriations […]