Navy/USMC
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InternationalChina Returns Underwater Drone Seized From U.S. Navy
The Chinese military has returned the U.S. Navy “ocean glider” unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that it snatched from international waters in the South China Sea last week, the Pentagon announced […]
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Navy/USMCHuntington Ingalls Awarded $1.46B Contract To Design, Build LPD-28
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has been awarded a $1.46 billion U.S. Navy contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), the […]
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Air ForceJames Believes F-35 Program Could See Further Cost Decreases
Though the Pentagon has been able to reduce the unit price of the F-35 over the past couple of years, Air Force Secretary Deborah James believes the F-35’s unit price […]
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Air ForceF-35 Flight Testing Could Push To 2018, Threatening Modernization Plans
The F-35 development program that began 15 years ago is better than 90 percent complete but continues to face delays and cost overruns that will push the completion of flight […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Growler Damaged In Ground Mishap
The canopy on a Boeing [BA] E/A-18G Growler electronic-attack aircraft was damaged in a “ground mishap” at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state last week, according to the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Calls For Expanding Fleet To 355 Ships
Based on a year-long study, the U.S. Navy has concluded it needs to boost the size of its fleet to 355 ships, dozens more than it has now or plans […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Declares Initial Operational Capability For New Airborne Anti-Mine Systems
The U.S. Navy achieved an initial operational capability (IOC) last month for two new mine-warfare systems for the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, the service said Dec. 14. The two systems – […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Systems Wins $368 Million U.S. Navy Contract To Support Submarine Weapon Systems
The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems a $368 million five-year contract to provide systems engineering and support services to the service’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office, which covers strategic and […]
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Navy/USMCUnmanned Swarming Boats Show Teamwork In Test, ONR Says
A recent demonstration by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) showed that unmanned surface vessels (USVs) can operate as a team, ONR officials said Dec. 14. During the […]
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Navy/USMCFirst-Increment Amphibious Vehicles Might Give Marine Corps More Combat Power Than Expected
The Marine Corps may have tempered its appetite for a vehicle that could both swim to shore from a ship and fight ashore, but the designs it settled for as […]