Navy/USMC
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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 […]
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Navy/USMCRear Adm. Goddard Removed From Office Amid ‘Personal Misconduct’ Allegations
By Geoff Fein Rear Adm. Chuck Goddard, the program executive officer (PEO) for ships, was removed from office Thursday following a Navy Inspector General’s (IG) report that substantiated allegations of […]
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Navy/USMCShip Crews Finding Fuel Conservation A Rewarding Experience
By Geoff Fein With the cost of oil continuing to rise and no limit on how high the dollar per barrel figure might go, sailors in the Navy’s fleet have […]
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ArmySOCJFCOM Aims To Improve SOF-Conventional Force Integration
By Ann Roosevelt Special Operations Command-Joint Forces Command (SOCJFCOM) works to improve how Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional forces operate together to benefit warfighter readiness, the commander said. Much […]
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Business/FinancialBAE-Lockheed Martin Partner To Develop ERM For Navy
By Geoff Fein Banking on their experience and success with the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) and the Advanced Gun System (AGS), BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Installs Engines On First P-8A Poseidon
Boeing [BA] last month installed two CFM56-7B engines on the Navy’s first P-8A Poseidon, closely following the aircraft’s wing-to-body join and "power on" milestones, according to Boeing. Following final functional […]
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Business/FinancialFor CG(X) To Be Successful It Should Be A Mod Repeat of DDG-1000, Official Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s next-generation cruiser, CG(X), must be built as a mod repeat, its subsystems should be flexible and the ship and the combat systems should be developed […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Board Reviewing Delayed Marine Personnel Carrier
By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps board is expected to sign off this month on a new plan for the future Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), a medium-weight armored vehicle program […]
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Navy/USMCRelevancy of Submarines Won’t Diminish As Global Interest In Undersea Platforms Grows
By Geoff Fein The question as to whether submarines are still relevant in today’s post Cold War environment can easily be answered by looking at the number of countries obtaining […]