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Business/FinancialNavy 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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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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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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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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Navy/USMC
To Control Shipbuilding Costs, Navy Must Ramp Up LCS, Track Capabilities, CNO Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy is going to have to ramp up production of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), explore using common hull forms, and get a better grasp of […]
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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 […]
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CongressMartinez: Despite Tough Economy Navy Must Build More Ships
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) pledged yesterday to do all he can to increase the Navy’s fleet to at least 313 ships, warning of Russian naval activity in […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Extending Range of Navy’s Ship Launched Anti-Sub Missile
By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing a new extended range capability for the Navy’s Mk 46 and future Mk 54 anti-submarine torpedo that will give the rocket Link […]