Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCPentagon Succeeds At Sea-Based Missile Defense Test
The Pentagon has conducted a successful test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system by firing two Standard Missile (SM) interceptors to take out a complex, separating short-range ballistic […]
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Budget‘Audit the Pentagon Act’ Resurfaces With Support From Veterans Group
Senators and a veterans group are pushing the idea of a Pentagon audit in the hopes of better understanding where the Defense Department’s money is going and how to spend […]
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Navy/USMC
Mass Shooting Prompts Pentagon To Review Contractor Clearances
The Pentagon is reviewing the policies and procedures for issuing security clearances to contractors as part of a broader review following the deadly rampage at Washington Navy Yard earlier this […]
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CongressDoD IG Report Calls Contractor Vetting System Ineffective, Recommends Replacement
The Department of Defense Inspector General found that “the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) did not effectively mitigate contractor access control risks and allowed convicted felons to access Navy […]
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Navy/USMC
Northrop Grumman Contracted For LCS Mission Modules
The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $25 million contract for three mission modules for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, the company said yesterday. The contract calls on […]
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Budget
Navy May Delay Los Angeles-Class Sub Retirements To Mitigate SSN Shortfall
The Navy is beginning to monitor its Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarines to determine if any can remain in the fleet past their expected service lives, as the SSN fleet […]
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Air ForceInternational AEHF Partners Working Toward Terminal Development Testing, Air Force Says
The United States anticipates that its international Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite constellation partners–Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom–will join it in performing terminal development testing in the […]
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Air ForceAegis BMDS, THAAD Successful In Complex MDA Flight Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed Flight Test Operational-01 (FTO-01) on Sept. 9, proving the Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and the Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense […]
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Air Force
DoD’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Program Successfully Air Launches First Prototype
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully air launched in late August their prototype for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Completes Testing Of Mine Hunting Vehicle For LCS
The Navy completed launch and recovery developmental testing of an unmanned mine hunting vehicle designed to operate off of Littoral Combat Ships, the service said Friday. The launch and recovery […]