Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Northrop Grumman Study Shows Mod Repeat For CG(X) Is Best Approach For Navy
By Geoff Fein A Northrop Grumman [NOC]-funded effort has determined that the Navy would be best served by building a scalable and flexible cruiser that takes advantage of the DDG-1000 […]
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Navy/USMC
Rear Adm. Landay Designated New Test & Evaluation Executive
By Geoff Fein The Navy is realigning the functions of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN RDT&E) and creating the Department of the […]
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Business/Financial
MTC, Marine Corps Cancel Tier II UAS Concept Demonstrator
By Geoff Fein MTC Technologies [MTCT] will return $683,000 in performance-based payments and pay $474,000 in program costs to the Marine Corps after entering into a cancellation agreement relating to […]
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Navy/USMC
CNO Says Shipyard Visit Shows Companies Can Build More Ships
By Geoff Fein The nation’s shipyards have the capacity to build more Navy ships and upgrades the sites have made will make the yards much more efficient, the Chief of […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Gets $595 Million For Continued Work On CVN-78
The Navy Friday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] Newport News, Newport News a $595.9 million modification to previously awarded contract for the continuation of CVN-78 class design effort; long-lead time material […]
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Navy/USMC
In Two Years Demand Grows Strong For NECC’s Capabiltiies, Official Says
By Geoff Fein In just its second year of operation, the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has seen a high demand for its capabilities as the organization is finding itself […]
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Navy/USMC
Rising China Threat Unmet If U.S. Navy Doesn’t Seek Funds To Counter It, Analysts Say
By Dave Ahearn Perhaps the most daunting obstacle to the Navy getting the funds it needs is…the Navy. That is the view of Ronald O’Rourke, a preeminent defense analyst with […]
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Navy/USMC
Current Operations Provide Lessons For Future Sea Basing Plans
By Geoff Fein While the Navy and Marine Corps won’t begin actual sea base operations until the 2020 time frame, when they take delivery of all the required platforms, the […]
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Congress
HASC Seapower Subcommittee To Continue Focus On Larger Fleet In New Year
By Jen DiMascio Continuing to purchase more ships and reining in the cost of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program are high on the list of priorities for the House […]
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Homeland Security
Navy EOD Division Surveys for Vehicle IED Detection
The Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Division is seeking information on technologies and sources for commercial off-the-shelf explosive detection equipment capable of finding improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in cargo […]