Navy/USMC
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Air ForceArmy Awards First Geothermal Tech Contracts Under Energy MATOC
In the first of its kind Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC), the Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Ala., working with […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues Final RFP For Presidential Helo
The Navy issued a final request for proposals on Friday for the next presidential helicopter that will replace the aging fleet of Marine Corps aircraft. The competition among industry is […]
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Air ForceAustralia Reaffirms Plans To Buy F-35s
The Australian government says it’s sticking with plans to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, saying it will by about 72 in the near term and will decide on the procurement […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Announces Plans To Buy 12 Growlers
The Australian government said Friday that it will purchase 12 Boeing [BA]-built EA-18G Growlers electronic attack aircraft. Defense Minister Stephen Smith, in rolling out the country’s national security strategy, said […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Phalanx Cited In U.N. Report Critical Of Autonomous Targeting
A United Nations report calling for a moratorium on autonomous weapons systems that emerged Thursday cites the Navy’s Phalanx Gatling gun for ship defense as a system that should receive […]
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Navy/USMCPost Afghanistan: What’s Next For Marines’ K-MAX And Unmanned Cargo Supply?
Since arriving in Afghanistan 18 months ago, the Marine Corps’ two K-MAX unmanned helicopters have earned high marks for their ability to deliver cargo in support of operations in remote […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Systems Contracted To Maintain Torpedoes
The Navy has given BAE Systems an $80 million contract to maintain the operational readiness of submarine torpedoes and other weapon systems, the company said yesterday. Naval Sea Systems Command […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Renews Case To Retire Cruisers
Despite recent opposition in Congress, the Navy is making a second push for the early decommissioning of seven Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) cruisers, saying Friday that the declining fiscal environment makes doing […]
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Air ForceFokker Aerostructures Contracts For F-35 Work With Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman
Netherlands-based Fokker Aerostructures has signed two contracts for F-35 work with Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], collectively valued at approximately $78 million. The two contracts are for the […]
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CongressNavy Eyeing Expanded JHSV Role
A new Navy panel is studying whether the military should use the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) for more than transporting troops in theater. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan […]