Navy/USMC
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InternationalElbit Tests Mini-Unmanned Aircraft Flown Off Seagull USV
Israel’s Elbit Systems said Thursday it recently tested flying a mini-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The company said the mini-UAS has a takeoff weight […]
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Navy/USMCTruman Carrier Arrives In Norfolk For Months-Long Maintenance
The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) on July 7 for an extended carrier incremental availability maintenance period. The Truman arrived following a seven month-long deployment […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers Push For Another MQ-4 Triton, Reports On Developing Missile With Japan and Law of the Sea Convention
Amendments to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill last week pushed adding an MQ-4 Triton unmanned aircraft as well as reports on developing […]
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Navy/USMCState Department Approves $2 Billion Sale To France For Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes; $3 Billion To Israel For Fuel
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and related equipment to France for about $2 billion and separately approved selling $3 […]
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BudgetHouse Defense Bill Adds Two Ships, Differs With Senate On Subs
The Navy portion of the House Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill approved Tuesday would add two vessels over the Senate version and argued […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHouse Panel Directs Navy Subsystem Report, Echoing Senate Tech Concerns
An amendment to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill Tuesday directs a report on naval subsystem technology development, echoing similar Senate concerns. […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Seek To Curb Ship Procurement Year Issue
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft FY ’21 defense authorization bill seeks to prevent the Defense Department from listing a purchase year on a ship different from what Congress previously […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $936 Million Award For Third FY ’20 Destroyer
The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $936 million modification June 29 to exercise a fiscal year 2020 option to build the third Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 destroyer of the […]
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Navy/USMCModern Day Marine Expo To Be Held Virtually
The Marine Corps has officially cancelled this fall’s Modern Day Marine expo due to the pandemic, and will instead hold the event virtually. The event was set to take place […]
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Navy/USMCSlavonic Tapped As Acting Under Secretary Of The Navy
President Trump selected Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN M&RA) Gregory Slavonic to serve as Acting Under Secretary of the Navy on June 22, the […]