Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy to Invest $25 Million Yearly on Ford-Class Cost Reduction Effort
Starting in 2017, the Navy will invest $25 million a year on new equipment, materials and processes to help manufacturer Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding ratchet down the […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Launch Competition For ‘Smart’ Mortar Round
The Marine Corps has launched a competition for a new 120mm “smart” mortar that can correct its trajectory mid-flight to home in on targets. A solicitation for a precision extended […]
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CongressDefense Spending Bill Passes After House Approves Separate Fund For Ohio-Replacement
The House on June 11 passed its $578.6 billion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2016, after members voted to eliminate a prohibition on transferring funds for the Ohio-class replacement […]
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Navy/USMC
Accelerating LX(R) Construction Could Result in More Expensive First Ship
Lawmakers in the House and Senate want to accelerate procurement of the Navy’s next amphibious ship, called LX(R), but that speed might come at a cost, an official from one […]
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Navy/USMCF-35B Lift Fan Performed ‘Nearly Flawlessly’ In Operational Test At Sea, Rolls-Royce Says
Engine maker Rolls-Royce has finished about 90 percent of the work necessary for the Marine Corps to declare the F-35B battle ready on July 1, according to Vice President of […]
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Navy/USMCNASSCO to Deliver First Afloat Forward Staging Base This Week
General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO is prepping the first purpose-built Afloat Forward Staging Base, the USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP-3/ASFB-1), for delivery this week, a company official told Defense Daily. Delivery […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Huntington Ingalls $4.3 Billion In Contracts For CVN 79 Work
The Navy on Friday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] two contracts totaling nearly $4.3 billion for work on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), according to a Defense […]
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Navy/USMCFrigate, LCS Program Offices Tackling Weight Reduction Challenge
The Navy is ramping up efforts to cut weight from its two Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) variants in advance of new sensors, weapons and armor coming onboard in fiscal year […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards Lockheed Martin $920 Million For F-35s
The Navy on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] an advance acquisition contract worth nearly $920 million for long lead time, materials, parts and components for the manufacture and delivery of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Accepts MUOS-3 Communications Satellite
The Navy has accepted the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-3) communications satellite following successful completion of on-orbit testing, according to prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. MUOS-3, launched Jan. 20, […]