Navy/USMC
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InternationalAustralian Government Releases $970 Million Naval Shipbuilding Plan
The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull released Australia’s first Naval Shipbuilding Plan last Tuesday, outlining the country’s largest shipbuilding and sustainment program with $970 million of investments. The funds are set […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins $304 Million Contract Modification For Three MQ-4C Tritons
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $304 million modification on Tuesday to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract to procure three low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 2 MQ-4C Triton […]
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ArmyBudget Permitting, Marine Corps Could Double Its JLTV Buy
The Marine Corps has plans to buy almost double the number of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles it initially projected to replace a portion of its Humvee fleet. While its program of […]
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BudgetZukunft Wants Icebreaker In Coast Guard Budget, But Carter Warns Of Squeeze
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on Thursday said he would prefer that the construction spending for the planned new heavy polar icebreaker be accounted for in his service’s budget […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Report Calls For Faster Ship Production But Is Light On Cost
A U.S. Navy future vision paper, The Future Navy, released Wednesday lays out the need for a larger fleet and incorporating new technology, but it is reluctant to get specific […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Takes Aim At Aircraft Carrier Costs
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is targeting the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers for cost reductions and he will produce savings in the ship program just like he has […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. And Southeast Asian Navies Conduct Exercises In The South China Sea
Ships from the U.S. Navy, Republic of Singapore navy, and Royal Thai navy conducted a three-day multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea last […]
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Navy/USMCStackley Says Ford Carrier Acceptance Trials This Month; Supports Navy Budget And Size Increase
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier is on track to head out to sea for acceptance trails (AT) before Memorial Day, the acting Navy Secretary said Thursday. Depending on […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Launches Tirade Against New Carriers’ ‘No Good’ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launchers
President Donald Trump in a recent interview with Time magazine said the Navy should jettison the electromagnetic aircraft launchers on its new carriers in favor of outdated steam-powered catapults. In the […]
