Navy/USMC
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CongressNavy to Experience Additional Carrier Gaps in 2016
The Navy, which has been operating without an aircraft carrier in the Middle East since the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) moved out of the Persian Gulf last month, expects […]
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Business/FinancialIngalls Division Drives Strong Third Quarter Results At Hungtington Ingalls
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Thursday posted strong third quarter financial results on the back of its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, which benefited from higher sales of Navy destroyers and improved […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Expanding F-35 Assembly Line Capacity For Production Ramp Up
FORT WORTH, Texas–F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] is expanding the capacity of its one-mile, 25-foot long aircraft assembly line facility here so it is capable of producing roughly 200 […]
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Air ForceWeapons Programs Take a Hit After Lawmakers Reduce NDAA by $5 Billion
The Air Force’s new bomber, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and MQ-9 Reaper were among the weapons programs affected when lawmakers on Monday evening chopped $5 billion from the National Defense Authorization […]
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CyberNavy Stands Up Cyber Security Division Following Work Done By Task Force
The Navy in September stood up a new Cyber Security Division within its leadership structure, institutionalizing the capabilities of a year-old task force the service initiated in the summer of […]
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Air ForceF-35 Completes First Successful Aerial Gun Test
The F-35 on Friday completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal gun, according to a Defense Department statement. The blasts came from the aircraft’s internal gun airborne […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Names Babione F-35 Program Leader
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Thursday announced Jeff Babione will become executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, effective Jan. 1. Babione succeeds Lorraine Martin, who has been […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Sees Risk In Marine Corps Accelerated ACV Development Plan
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report the accelerated pace at which the Marine Corps is procuring the first iteration of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) poses […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Sustains General Dynamics Protest for SEWIP Block 1
The Government Accountability Office sustained a protest by General Dynamics [GD] on the Navy’s surface electronic warfare improvement program (SEWIP) Block 1B3 full rate production requirement, throwing Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Field Full Slate Of Unmanned Systems By 2020
The Navy plans to operate alongside unmanned robotic systems on land, at sea and in the air by 2020, and has established a specific command position to lead rapid innovation […]