Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCSub Forces Commander Pushes To Maintain SSN(X) Support, Continue Unmanned Development To Keep Advantage Over China
The commander of Naval Submarine Forces on Monday argued it is “critically important” the government continues supporting the SSN(X) next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program to maintain its advantage over […]
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PentagonDaily Use Of Several Thousand Munitions Over Several Months Would Strain U.S. Inventory
Firing several thousand munitions daily, as during the opening of Operation Epic Fury, is unsustainable over several months, defense analysts have warned, yet the pace of that usage is likely […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNominal Supports Navy With Software Test Infrastructure Layer In Recent CCA Work
A recent Navy demonstration of autonomously piloted jet-powered unmanned aircraft working with a virtual manned F/A-18 fighter jet to defend designated combat air patrol (CAP) zones featured a software layer […]
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Navy/USMCSpending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
A Pentagon plan submitted to Congress outlining how it will spend funds from the 2025 reconciliation bill includes details on how it will expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Affirms Plan To Keep Buying JLTVs, Replacing Its Entire Humvee Fleet
PITTSBURGH – As the Army looks to buy less Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), a lead Marine Corps official has reaffirmed the service has not changed its plans and is […]
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Navy/USMCMarines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
PITTSBURGH – The Marine Corps’ Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) prototyping effort remains “on track” with testing to continue through early fiscal year 2027, a lead official has said, while confirming to […]
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Navy/USMCNew Sub Forces Head Succeeds Gaucher As He Preps For New Sub Czar Position
Navy Vice Adm. Richard Seif relieved Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher as commander of Submarine Forces and Submarine Force Atlantic during a change of command ceremony on Feb. 20 as the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Test Unmanned Tailored Force Pairings With Roosevelt Strike Group; Small USV With LCS
The Navy is preparing to start experimenting with pairing unmanned surface vessels (USVs) with carrier strike groups and other surface vessels this year as it begins testing the Chief of […]
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Navy/USMCSDB II StormBreaker Reaches IOC On Navy Super Hornet
The Navy recently declared the RTX [RTX] GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II has reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on the Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The SDB II precision-guided […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks New Longer Range Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
The Navy is starting market research to find a new anti-radiation guided missile to operate at longer ranges than current systems, according to a Feb. 18 Request For Information (RFI). […]
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