Navy/USMC
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CongressLieberman, Taylor Eye VH-71 Changes But Wait For Obama Admin’s Verdict
By Emelie Rutherford Two lawmakers who oversee the VH-71 presidential helicopter program said they have concerns about the over-budget replacement effort and are ready to seek changes after hearing how […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Preparing Fire Scout VTUAV For Busy Year Leading Up To First Deployment
By Geoff Fein The Navy is expected to begin dynamic interface testing aboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) next month with the Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial system (VTUAV), completing […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For LCS-3
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract for the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), but the award amount was not made public due to the […]
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Air ForcePartial Transcript Of Rep. Tauscher’s Remarks To Missile Defense Conference And Journalists:
Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee, whom President Obama has chosen for a nonproliferation post in the State Department, made comments […]
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Congress
Taylor Eyes Plan To Open LCS Bidding If Bid Costs Not Controlled
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a naval panel in Congress is weighing legislative language directing the Navy to open its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program to increased competition if […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Made Right Decision On DDG-1000, Should Look To Build 11 DDG-51s, Analyst Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy should build 11 new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to both replace the aging Ticonderoga-class ships and boost the number of surface combatants, according to an influential […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Certifies Lockheed Martin’s Aegis BMD System With ‘Terminal Phase’ Capability
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] latest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System with flight test-proven terminal intercept capability recently received full certification from the Navy, the company reported yesterday. This newest upgrade […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman, Navy Wrapping Up Fire Scout At-Sea Tests, Preparing For OPEVAL
By Geoff Fein The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] demonstrated earlier this month the ability to hand-off a Fire Scout vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) from a shore-based ground […]
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CyberNavy Continues To Expand OA Across Undersea, Surface, Air, Space Programs, Report Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy issued its fifth quarterly open architecture (OA) report to Congress, outlining efforts including the release of an acquisition management plan, a draft architecture description document […]
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Business/Financial
ManTech Acquires Cyber Security Firm
ManTech International [MANT] yesterday said it has acquired the small firm DDK Technology Group, Inc., bolstering its capabilities in cyber security and information technology support. Terms of the deal were […]