Navy/USMC
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CyberUCAS OA Efforts Reaping Early Cost Savings
By Geoff Fein As personnel at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) are finding that even in the early introduction of Open Architecture (OA) into the Unmanned Combat Air Systems (UCAS) […]
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CongressSenate Panel Wants To Ax Nuke Ship Rule, Setting Up Battle With House
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is trying to kill a relatively new and controversial requirement that future Navy surface combatants must be nuclear powered. Two House […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Awards Concept Study Contracts For AMDR
Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] have each been awarded Navy contracts worth approximately $10 million for concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) […]
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Air ForceHouse, SASC Support F-22, F-35 Engine Buys Dubbed Veto Bait
By Emelie Rutherford The House and a Senate panel defied the White House yesterday and authorized adding money to the Pentagon’s policy bill for F-22 fighter jets and a second […]
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CyberUCAS Gives Navy Opportunity To Pursue Scalable Systems Approach
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s effort to develop a carrier capable combat drone is providing the service an opportunity to explore the art of the possible, literally building the Unmanned […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Eyes Saudi Arabia For Aegis Equipped LCS, Upgrades BMD Capability
By Geoff Fein While Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the U.S. Navy continue to modernize the Aegis combat systems on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and the ballistic missile defense capability of other […]
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CyberNavy Expects To Get ADMACS Acquisition Strategy Approved This Summer
By Geoff Fein As the Navy pursues development of new aircraft launch and recovery systems for its next generation of carriers, the service is also developing a new information management […]
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CongressOversight Panel Calls For Halting V-22 Production
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a House oversight committee called yesterday for halting production of the V-22 Osprey after government auditors highlighted shortcomings with the Marine Corps’ tilt-rotor aircraft including […]
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InternationalBAE And L-3 To Maintain Australia’s F/A-18s
BAE Systems Australia and L-3 [LLL] MAS Canada recently confirmed their selection to provide long-term maintenance and modification support for Australia’s F/A-18 Hornet fighters. "The awarding of this contract is […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Developing New Arresting Gear For All Aircraft Carriers
By Geoff Fein While General Atomics and the Navy continue to work to prove the ability to catapult aircraft from a carrier using electricity instead of steam, the company is […]