Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarines’ New Heavy Lift Helicopter ‘King Stallion’ Rolled Out
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–The Marine Corps’ new heavy lift CH-53K helicopter was unveiled during a glittery rollout ceremony Monday at prime contractor Sikorsky’s plant here, with Marine Commandant Gen. James […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards UTC $105 Million For F-35 Engines
The Navy said Friday it awarded engine maker Pratt & Whitney nearly $105 million for long-lead components, parts and materials in support of 34 F135 engines for the F-35 program. […]
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ArmyMany Issues Unresolved, Unclear Going Into HASC Full Committee Markup
The House Armed Services Committee will release its full Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act language Monday morning, which will include the marked-up subcommittee language passed April 30 and […]
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BudgetHASC Bill Would Allow Navy to Modernize Just 2 Cruisers at a Time, Not 11 as Requested
The House Armed Services Committee would reject the Navy’s plan to lay up 11 of its 22 cruisers for modernization and instead allow only two ships at a time to […]
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BudgetLawmakers Push Back On Navy’s New Ship Counting Method
House lawmakers have placed language into the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2015 attempting to roll back the Navy’s recent revision to the way it counts ships. The proposal […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Input From Industry For LCS Follow-On
The Navy has asked the shipbuilding industry and other suppliers to offer input on possible new or existing ship designs that could also include modifying the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Lawmakers Express Concerns On Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aircraft
The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program is not being developed to adequately operate in potentially hostile environments and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel should take another look […]
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Air ForceHASC: OSD Money Would Hinge on Carrier Refueling; Funding for Rocket Motor Authorized
The House Armed Services Committee would withhold half the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s money until the Navy begins planning the refueling and complex overhaul of its aircraft carrier […]
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BudgetHouse Lawmakers Proposing More Tomahawk Missiles For Navy
House lawmakers are considering whether the Navy should plan on buying 96 additional Tomahawk cruise missiles, nearly doubling the 100 the Navy requested in its fiscal 2015 budget proposal. The […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Weighing More Studies on LCS, JHSV
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is weighing whether to require the Navy to take a second look at buying more Joint High Speed Vessels and to instruct the Government […]