Navy/USMC
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Missile DefenseNavy’s New SPY-6 Radar Begins Tracking Ballistic Missiles
The U.S. Navy’s new SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) has begun tracking ballistic missile targets in tests, according to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and prime contractor Raytheon […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Aims To Field Laser Weapon On Destroyer In FY 2020
The U.S. Navy plans to develop and install a 60-kilowatt laser weapon system on an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer (DDG-51) and begin deploying it in fiscal year 2020, according to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tackling F-35C Vibration Problem
The U.S. Navy is trying to fix a vibration problem that F-35C Lightning II pilots have experienced during catapult launches of the new carrier-based fighter jet, a service official said […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Shortfall Of F/A-18 Super Hornets Tops 100 Jets, Lawmaker Says
The U.S. Navy’s shortfall of high-demand Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornets has grown to more than 100 fighter jets, roughly triple the figure the service cited just two years ago, […]
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PentagonNavy Admiral Picked To Lead F-35 Program
President Donald Trump has tapped Navy Rear Adm. Mathias “Mat” Winter to be the next director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Department of Defense announced March 28. […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Test 100 New Technologies In Large West Coast Amphibious Exercise
During large-scale exercises in April, the Marine Corps will test and evaluate 100 new technologies to help it poke holes in enemy coastal defenses and clear the way for future […]
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ArmyArmy To Seek Bids For Small Recon Robot
The Army plans to issue requests for proposals (RFP) this spring for two new unmanned ground vehicles, a service official said March 23. A final RFP for the Common Robotic […]
