Navy/USMC
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Business/FinancialDRS Wraps Up Successful Permanent Magnet Motor Testing
DRS Technologies [DRS] has successfully completed full-power testing, as required by the Navy, of its power-dense Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) and drive at the Navy’s Integrated Power System (IPS) Land-Based […]
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Business/FinancialDDG-1000 Hull Can’t Support Most Capable Radar Planned For CG(X), Pentagon Official Says
By Geoff Fein While there is agreement among industry and Navy officials that the most prudent path forward for CG(X) is a mod repeat of the DDG-1000 hull, a question […]
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Air ForcePatience, Perseverance Led To Aviation Awards, Former Northrop Grumman Official Says
By Geoff Fein While there is considerable public awareness concerning the Air Force’s new KC(X) tanker program, especially after yesterday’s decision by DoD to recompete the program, what is not […]
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Business/FinancialNASSCO Gets Potential $210 Million Contract For Amphib Modernization Work
The Navy awarded General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO a contract worth potentially $210 million to modernize San Diego-homeported LSD-41 and LSD-49-class amphibious assault ships, the company said yesterday. Under the contract, […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman, Oshkosh, JLTV Armor Successful In Tests
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Oshkosh Defense [OSK] announced their offering for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family has undergone successful armor testing as the Army-Marine Corps program nears selecting […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Have Test Protocols For Alternative Fuels In Place By FY ’11
By Geoff Fein Although the Navy won’t be at the forefront in developing any hybrid technologies or alternative fuels for powering its ships, aircraft and vehicles, the service is nonetheless […]
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ArmyPentagon Preparing To Buy $1.7 Billion In MRAPs, Possibly Final Hurrah For Program
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is expected to order 1,610 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles in coming days, though the $1.7 billion purchase will not include the next-generation MRAP […]
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Air ForceAeroVironment Awarded $200 Million USSOCOM Contract For Puma AE
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Sees 89 Percent Jump In Cost of A Barrel of Oil Since Start of FY ’08
By Geoff Fein While the nation last week saw fuel prices hit the $143 per barrel mark, the Navy saw its price for oil rise to $170 per barrel, an […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Marks 100th AESA Delivery, Radar Brings Improvements To Block II F/A-18E/Fs
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] last week celebrated the delivery of its 100th APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to the Navy, further demonstrating that the company is successfully […]