Navy/USMC
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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 […]
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InternationalRaytheon Wins $574 Million Canadian Contract To Upgrade Naval Defense Systems
The Canadian Ministry of National Defence announced last Friday it awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $574 million contract to upgrade and support 21 Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) for the Royal Canadian Navy. […]
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Navy/USMCSM-3 IIA Missile Defense Test In Hawaii Reportedly Fails, Defense Tester Report Finds Lower Confidence
This story was updated with a Defense Department confirmation of the test failure. A Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy test intercept of a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile(SM)-3 Block IIA […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program To Speed Up Fielding Of New Anti-Collision System
The U.S. Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced that it plans to accelerate the integration of the new Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) into the fighter […]
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Navy/USMCT-ESB-4 Completes Combo Builders And Acceptance Trials
The new expeditionary sea base USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB-4) successfully finished the first combined builder’s and acceptance trials off the coast of San Diego on Jan. 19, the Navy […]
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Navy/USMCTop Marine: Rules Must Change For Service Chiefs To Speed Acquisition
Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller is appreciative of the authority Congress has granted service chiefs to make purchasing decisions and speed new weapons to the field, but laws governing Defense […]
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Navy/USMCNew Flag Officer Assignments For Naval Intelligence Head, Moving Lead Of PE Effort
The Defense Department announced several flag officer nominations and assignments on Tuesday and Wednesday, including the assignment of a new Director of Naval Intelligence. Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced […]
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Business/FinancialGD Posts Strong Fourth Quarter, Says Tax Reform Will Aid Internal Investment
Buoyed by all of its operating segments, General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday reported strong fourth quarter top and bottom lines to finish 2017 and the company said a new tax […]
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Navy/USMCPAE Venture Goes To Court To Challenge Navy Contract To Fluor
In the most recent chapter of a long running battle to resolve a contested contract, PAE’s joint venture, DZSP 21, is going to federal court to resolve a base support […]