Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS Detroit
The Lockheed Martin– [LMT] led industry team launched the United States’ seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Detroit, Oct. 18 into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corp. (MMC) shipyard, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests Fire Scout Drone On Trimaran LCS
The Navy has conducted the first testing of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter aboard a trimaran variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) […]
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Air ForceTop Defense Contractors Fared Better Under Sequestration Than Rest Of Industry, CSIS Report Says
The top six defense contractors saw their overall receipt of Defense Department contract obligations decline far less than the rest of the industry under sequestration, according to an annual report […]
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Air Force
Top Defense Firms Fared Better Under Sequestration Than Rest Of Industry, CSIS Report Says
The top six defense contractors saw their overall receipt of Defense Department contract obligations decline far less than the rest of the industry under sequestration, according to an annual report […]
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ArmyBAE Systems Tests APKWS on Australian Army Rocket, Helo; Working on Apache Qualification
BAE Systems successfully tested its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guidance kit with the Australian army’s Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ) missile, proving the extent of the system’s plug-and-play […]
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Navy/USMCGoal Is To Get The Most Out Of 20 SSCs, CNO Says
The goal of the Navy’s ongoing review for a small surface combatant vessel is aimed at getting the most possible capability out of the ships, and includes cost, increasing lethality […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards Pratt & Whitney $592 Million Contract Mod For F-35 Engines
The Navy on Tuesday awarded Pratt & Whitney a $592 million contract modification for F-35 engines, according to a Defense Department statement. The modification is to the previously-awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target […]
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ArmyJoint Light Tactical Vehicle Competitors Enter Limited User Testing Phase
Competitors for the Army and Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program have entered into the limited user testing (LUT) phase. Lockheed Martin [LMT] is about to embark on […]
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Navy/USMCGilmore: Budget Cuts Created Schism on Value of Live-Fire Tests for Ship Defense Systems
Tight budgets have created some differing opinions on the need for higher-end operational tests, the Pentagon’s top tester said at a conference Wednesday morning. Speaking at the International Test and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Developing Unmanned Swarming Boat System
The Navy’s Office of Naval Research has developed the capability of using small, unmanned autonomous boats working together to carry out an attack on a surface vessel. The Office of […]