Navy/USMC
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ArmyLockheed Martin Moves Out On Lot 9 GMLRS Production
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it received a $255 million contract in late 2013 from the Army for Lot 9 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket. […]
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InternationalAustralia Plans To Buy U.S. Navy’s Triton UAV
The Australian government announced plans on Thursday to buy an unspecified number of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Triton long-range unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime patrol, the same aircraft the company is […]
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BudgetHASC, Navy Spar on Aircraft Carriers; CNO Asks for Seed Money to Transition LPD Into LX(R)
Several lawmakers slammed the Navy for its plans for the aircraft carrier fleet in the fiscal year 2015 budget request, and the Chief of Naval Operations asked for unrequested “seed […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Confirms Unfunded Request For Growlers
The Navy has identified the EA-18G Growler as a priority that is unfunded in the fiscal 2015 budget request currently before Congress, saying greater capability to carry out airborne electronic […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Revises Rules For Counting Ships
The Navy has changed the guidelines for quantifying ships considered part of the battle force to reflect the role played by support vessels deployed under a regional command, a move […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues Contracts For Four LCSs
The Navy has moved forward with the construction of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), issuing contract modifications Monday to prime contractors Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Austal USA for four of the […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps’ G/ATOR Reaches Milestone C, Set For LRIP Contract in Third Quarter FY ’14
The Marine Corps’ AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) moved into low-rate initial production (LRIP) after a Jan. 24 Milestone C decision by the assistant secretary of the Navy for […]
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Navy/USMCNAVAIR Chief Says Navy Seeking Optimal Balance On UCLASS
The chief of Naval Air Systems Command, Vice Adm. David Dunaway, said the Navy is striving to find the right mix of requirements for the unmanned aircraft it plans to […]
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Air ForceSequester Will Impact Nuclear Triad Recapitalization, DoD Official Says
The impact of sequestration beyond FY ’15 will affect plans for modernizing the nuclear triad, Elaine Bunn, Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense Nuclear And Missile Defense Policy, said Wednesday. “If […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Ices Fire Scout Buys Pending Future Of LCS
Even though the Navy has deleted plans to purchase 17 of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters from its five-year acquisition plan, the ultimate fate of the program […]