Navy/USMC
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Air ForceDOT&E Predicts Further F-35 Delays
The Pentagon’s chief weapon tester predicts the F-35 program might not start initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) until late 2018 at the earliest and 2020 at the latest. In […]
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Navy/USMCNavy ‘Pleased’ With Tests Of Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
The Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), a mine-hunter that General Dynamics [GD] is developing for the Navy, had a successful series of contractor tests last month, a service official said […]
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InternationalMarines Deploy First F-35B Squadron To Japan
A Marine Corps fighter squadron has deployed for Japan equipped with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, marking the first overseas stationing of the aircraft since the service declared it fit […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Columbia-Class Submarines To Cost Total Of $100 Billion
Developing and building 12 Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines is expected to cost about $100 billion, the Navy said Jan. 9. The disclosure of the acquisition price tag came five days […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Columbia-Class Submarine Cleared For Next Development Phase
The Navy has formally received the go-ahead to begin detailed design of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall signed a memorandum late Jan. 4 authorizing the […]
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Air ForceIn Farewell Memo, Carter Outlines Eight Years Of Defense Department Accomplishments
In a lengthy 11th-hour memo to President Barack Obama, outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out an argument that the U.S. military is in better shape than it was eight […]
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Air ForceLockheed Exec., Former DoD Senior Civilian Meet With Trump Transition Team
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] senior executive and a former civilian official of both the Navy and Air Force met Tuesday with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at Trump Tower in New […]
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Air ForceTrump: CEO Meetings To Yield ‘Tremendous’ Savings On Air Force One, F-35
Following closed-door meetings with senior military officials and the chief executives of both Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], President-elect Donald Trump claims to have secured lower-cost deals on two […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft To Get Multi-Hour Endurance Increase
Adding refueling equipment to the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is expected to increase the on-station time of the aircraft carrier-based, command-and-control airplane by over 85 percent, according to an […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy To Brief Industry On Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
The U.S. Navy plans to brief contractors next month on its requirements for the new Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) program. An industry day is scheduled for Jan. 12 […]