Navy/USMC
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Air ForceLawmakers: Shutdown More Harmful To Military Than Sequestration, Summer Furloughs
As damaging has sequestration has been to the military, with its arbitrary cuts causing backlogs of maintenance, administrative work and more, the government’s shutdown could prove more damaging if it […]
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Navy/USMCJapan To Host Global Hawks; Second BMD Radar Finalized
The Japanese government has agreed to host U.S. Air Force Global Hawk drones on a periodical basis to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in the Asia-Pacific region as […]
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ArmyArmy, USMC Reset Efforts Hampered By Workforce Disruptions
Amid a government shutdown, an Army and a Marine Corps lieutenant general testified before the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee and implored lawmakers to stop the workforce furloughs and the […]
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Air ForceGeneral Dynamics Awarded $113 Million For Munition Products
General Dynamics’ [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems yesterday said it was awarded several government contracts with a total value of more than $113 million for ammunition products and a munition […]
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Air ForceBoeing Combines Army Rockets With Air Force Bombs To Create Smarter Artillery Option
Boeing [BA] is working to integrate the Air Force’s Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the rocket motors from the Army’s M26 Multiple Launch Rocket System to create a smarter ground-launched […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s UAV For Carriers Lacks Oversight, GAO Says
The Navy’s strategy for developing and fielding an unmanned aircraft to operate off aircraft carriers lacks sufficient oversight and also contains financial and scheduling risks, Congress’s investigative agency said. The […]
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Air ForcePentagon Orders Seventh Batch Of F-35s
The Pentagon issued a $3.4 billion contract to manufacturer Lockheed Martin [LMT] late Friday afternoon for the seventh batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just days away from the end […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Successfully Tests PERM For Marine Corps
Raytheon [RTN] announced on Thursday that is has successfully competed two Guide to Hit tests of its Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) for the Marine Corps. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 […]
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Navy/USMCAlt-POM Planning Considered Impact to Acquisition, Still Leaves Some Risks
The Marine Corps has finished its alternate budget planning drills but has not formally submitted its “alternate program objective memorandum” to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the assistant deputy […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Finishes Survivability Testing For MPC, Hopes For Land Characterization Funding
BAE Systems earlier this month finished survivability characterization and testing on its Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) and hopes the Marine Corps may be able to fund the lone remaining test […]