Navy/USMC
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ArmyJoint High Speed Vessel On Track For Detailed Design Review
By Ann Roosevelt The new Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) is moving toward construction of ships for the Army and Navy, according to the program manager. "The program is on […]
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CongressConway: Some of Marine Corps’ Mine-Proof Vehicles Destined For Storage
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps does not have an enduring need for all the mine-resistant vehicles it bought for use in Iraq, the head of the Marine Corps said […]
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Business/FinancialHicks: Current Aegis Ships Fleet Not Enough To Guard Europe If European Defense System Unbuilt
Hicks Sees Aegis Missile Defense System Useful In Obliterating Enemy Missile In Ascent Phase Navy Aegis Program Needs 200 To 250 More Standard Missiles Than Planned By 2015 By Dave […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Secretary Hopeful LCS Will Be Cost Effective Approach To Reaching 313-Ship Fleet
By Geoff Fein With the defense industry facing uncertainties about the FY ’10 defense budget, one question making the rounds at last week’s Surface Navy Association (SNA) symposium was whether […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Taking Steps To Ensure Operational Fleet Reaches Full Design Life
By Geoff Fein To ensure that it can reach the goal of a 313-ship fleet, the Navy is undertaking several efforts to make sure its ships reach their full design […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Secretary Winter To Focus Remainder of Time On Tackling ‘Culture of Quality’
By Geoff Fein The Navy needs to make significant improvements in not only the way it designs its products and systems but also in the way it inspects and approves […]
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Business/Financial
ATK Gets $55 Million Navy LRIP Contract For AARGM
The Navy last month awarded Alliant Techsystems [ATK] a $55 million Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM), the company reported yesterday. The contract […]
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Air ForceIf Defense And NASA Received Traditional Share Of Federal Funding, Economic Stimulus Bill Could Mean $152 Billion For DOD, $8 Billion For NASA
As a new president and Congress are poised to enact a roughly $800 billion economic stimulus bill, it is clear that the measure could provide immense help to critically tight […]
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Business/Financial
Aegis Program Director Sees Immediate Need For 7 Or 8 More Ships; More After That
The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely will need more […]
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Business/Financial
BAE, Lockheed Martin Explore Other Opportunities For AGS, LRLAP
By Geoff Fein While the Navy and Marine Corps continue to study ways to deliver surface fire support, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and BAE Systems are working on an effort to […]