Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy to Issue RFP for MQ-8C Radar By End of August
The Navy intends to release a request for proposals (RFP) by Aug. 31 for a maritime search radar for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial system, according to a solicitation from […]
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Navy/USMCHII Lays Keel for Second Ford-class Aircraft Carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding [HII] on Aug. 22 laid the keel for the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). “The keel-laying for […]
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Navy/USMCF-35, LHA-6 Coming Soon to the Asia Pacific
The United States is beefing up its posture in the Asia-Pacific region and will be moving some of its newest capabilities—such as the F-35, destroyers and a freshly-built amphibious ship—to […]
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Air ForceCarter Calls For Services To Identify Specific Jobs Unsuitable For Women
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Aug. 20 that all ground combat jobs will be open to women unless service chiefs can deliver convincing reasons, backed by data, that certain […]
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Navy/USMC
iRobot Awarded $4 Million Contract for FirstLook Bots
iRobot [IRBT] picked up a $4 million order from the Navy for an undisclosed number of 110 FirstLook robots, the company said on Wednesday. The 110 FirstLook is a rugged […]
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InternationalBell Helicopter Wins $85.5 Million Contract To Update U.S. and Pakistan H-1 Weapons
Bell Helicopter [TXT] was awarded a $85.5 million contract to conduct research for and develop updates to weapons systems in support of H-1 aircraft for the U.S. Navy and government […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Continues Push to Extend Tomahawk Production Line
A year ago, Raytheon [RTN] was facing the end of the Tomahawk cruise missile production line in 2016. The Navy’s fiscal year 2016 budget request stretched out production one more […]
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Air ForceArmy Troop Cuts Could Have Ripple Effects For Other Services
As a major provider of services to the joint force, cuts to Army end strength will have second-order effects on the capabilities of its sister services, the National Commission on […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Captain Advocates Adding Unmanned Aircraft to Amphibious Ready Group
Navy and Marine Corp commanders fresh off a deployment in the Middle East said their Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit were equipped to take on missions including embassy […]
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Air ForceFinal Version of F-35 High-Tech Helmet Finally Arrives
Rockwell Collins [COL] on Wednesday delivered the first Gen III F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), the super-high tech custom headgear that allows pilots to see through the fuselage of […]
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