Navy/USMC
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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 […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Huge CH-53K King Stallion Chopper Makes Maiden Flight
The Marine Corps’ new CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter rose from Sikorsky’s Palm Beach, Fla., tarmac for the first time Tuesday morning, marking a significant milestone for the program […]
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Air ForceDoD Completes F-35 Block 3i Software Mission System Testing
The Defense Department has completed all F-35 block 3i software mission system testing and intends on delivering the software block to the field by January, according to Pentagon’s F-35 chief. […]
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BudgetNavy WIll Protect Ohio Replacement Program If Hit By Yearlong CR
If a yearlong continuing resolution (CR) is enacted, the Navy will pull out all stops to protect the Ohio replacement program and keep it on schedule, but not all programs […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Can’t Afford Extending Ohio Submarine Platform, Haney Says
The Navy can’t afford to further extend the life of its current Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine platform, despite an upcoming budgetary challenge on replacing it, according to a key Pentagon […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New Shipboard Computing Environment Moves Into Full Deployment Phase
The Defense Department earlier this month authorized the full deployment of the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program, which upgrades the service’s shipboard computing systems and consolidates […]
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Air ForceCanada Leaving F-35 Program Would Drive Costs Up $1 Million Per Plane
If Canada pulls out of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, customers of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] jet can expect to pay about $1 million more per F-35A, the F-35 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Nuclear Power Chief Says Unmanned Systems Are Future Of Submarine Warfare
Unmanned systems will revolutionize undersea warfare much in the manner that nuclear propulsion did, the Navy’s new nuclear reactors chief said Oct. 21. “I think we have an imperative, now, […]