Navy/USMC
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Air ForceSAC OK’s Defense Approps With Many DoD-Sought Cuts, More M-ATVs
By Emelie Rutherford A key Senate panel approved Pentagon spending legislation yesterday that heeds many of the Obama administration’s big program cuts while also boosting funds for additional mine-proof vehicles […]
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Air Force
Marines To Bell-Boeing: Fix V-22 Readiness Problems By 2011
By Marina Malenic RIDLEY PARK, Pa.–With criticism of V-22 Osprey operational costs and readiness rates mounting in Washington, the Marine Corps has asked contractors Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and Boeing […]
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Air Force
SAC-D Backs C-17s, Sides With DoD On Kills Including F-35 2nd Engine
By Emelie Rutherford A Senate panel unveiled a defense appropriations bill yesterday that all but assures continued C-17 aircraft production while leaving the F-35’s alternate engine, F-22 jet, and VH-71 […]
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CyberMarines Reducing Weight of Radios Without Impacting Ruggedness
By Geoff Fein Reducing the gear, including communications equipment, an individual Marine has to carry is a significant challenge due to the complexity of bridging advanced technologies into form factors […]
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Air Force
Historic Change: French General Takes Command At NATO ACT
By Ann Roosevelt French Air Force Gen. St�phane Abrial yesterday became Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), leading one of two NATO strategic commands and previously led by U.S. commanders. Abrial […]
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Business/FinancialONR Effort Rapidly Fields Solutions To Meet Warfighter Needs
By Geoff Fein While the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is largely focused on advancing science and technology efforts, the organization’s Quick Reaction Technology Solutions area looks to quickly assist […]
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Cyber
CNO’s ’10 Guidance Calls For Leveraging S&T; Improving Info Ops
By Geoff Fein The Navy needs to leverage science and technology initiatives to provide sailors a warfighting edge, and sustain that edge into the future, the Chief of Naval Operations […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Delays New Mexico’s Commissioning Due To Torpedo Handling System
By Geoff Fein The Navy is delaying the commissioning of the future USS New Mexico (SSN-779) from November to early 2010 due to issues associated with the torpedo room weapons […]
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Business/Financial
AARGM Successfully Completes Final Missile Live Fire Test In SDD Phase
By Geoff Fein ATK‘s [ATK], the U.S. Navy and the Italian Air Force successfully launched and scored a direct hit on a simulated enemy air defense target during the final […]
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Business/Financial
COTS Solutions Bring Cost Savings For F/A-18s As Well As Challenges
By Geoff Fein While the Navy procures commercially available components for its surface, undersea and network platforms and systems, incorporating off-the-shelf technologies into aircraft, in particular the F/A-18 Hornet, is […]