Navy/USMC
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force/Navy Could Spend $500 Million for Delivery of F-35 Parts Specifications
Pentagon officials have said that future sustainment of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will require a mix of contractor maintenance and “organic” maintenance by the U.S. Air Force and Navy. […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Official: Amphibious Fleet Already Struggling To Meet Requirements
The Marine Corps is already straining to meet crisis response requirements due to a lack of amphibious forces while the Navy and Marine Corps disagree on funding the future force. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Request Includes Proposal For Another Multi-Year Procurement, Continues DDG(X) Prep
The Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request documents confirm the service is seeking authority for another multi-year buy of nine to 10 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers and outlines work that […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Announces CH-53K Helicopter Achieved Initial Operational Capability
The Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King Stallion helicopter reached initial operational capability (IOC) on April 22, the Marine Corps said Monday. The service plans to deploy the first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary […]
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Air ForceODIN Logistics Software for F-35 to Reach Field Next Year
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter is to begin operating a cloud-based, government-owned logistics software system next year. The F-35 program “is implementing a new strategy to replace the Autonomic […]
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Navy/USMCShipbuilding Plans Seeks To Retire All Cruisers And More LCSs
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, released on April 20, presents the service’s arguments for decommissioning more in-service ships beyond previous years’ planned reductions, including several more Littoral Combat Ships […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Decide To Extend Oldest Nimitz-Class Carriers In Next Budget
The Navy might decide to keep some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the fleet longer than previously planned, two service officials said Wednesday. “We actually are doing a study right now […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Has Three-Step Approach To Unmanned Vessel Shipbuilding In Long-Term Plans
The Navy is looking at a three-step approach in procuring unmanned vessels in its 30-year long-range shipbuilding plan, service officials said Wednesday. The Navy’s top civilian acquisition official told reporters […]
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Navy/USMCNew Navy Shipbuilding Plan Presents Three Options For First Time
The Navy Department’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan has three alternative scenarios for the service’s acquisition and inventory of battle force ships, with two reflecting a budget with “no real growth” […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Plan To Eliminate RQ-21A Blackjack Drones
The Marine Corps last week confirmed plans to divest of the RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the coming years due to relevancy issues. Last year, the Marine Corps […]