Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Members Oppose Plans to Sideline USS Truman
The leaders of the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee opposed a purported Navy plan to sideline the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) by canceling its mid-life refueling in […]
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Navy/USMCF-35C Reaches Initial Operational Capability
The Navy and Marine Corps on Thursday announced the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the F-35C, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). To declare IOC, the first […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Readiness Reform Group Releases First Year Report
The Navy’s Readiness Reform Oversight Committee (RROC) released its one year report this week, claiming progress despite not being close to finishing its reform work. The RROC is co-chaired by […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Officials Say Service Is 6,200 Sailors Short For At-Sea Billets; Have Terminated Deployments When Not Ready
Two Navy officials told the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the service is about 6,200 sailors short for at-sea billets and they have actively prevented ship deployments when […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $846 Million Contract For Navy Hypersonic Demonstrations
The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] an $846 million contract modification for the design, development, build, and integration of equipment for the Navy Intermediate Range […]
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Navy/USMCOfficers Send Conflicting Signals on Columbia Program Margin
A Navy admiral and the head of U.S. Strategic Command sent conflicting signals in Washington on Tuesday about whether a botched welding job on long-lead parts of the Columbia-class submarine […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues RFI For Large Surface Combatants
The Navy issued two requests for information (RFI) for the planned large surface combatant (LSC) on Feb. 19. The RFIs, posted to FedBizOpps, are part of a requirements analysis process […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBWXT’s 2018 Earnings Soar on Sub Business; Company Getting Colder Feet on Follow-on Missile Tube Work
BWX Technologies [BWXT] said Monday it capped 2018 with better than 50 percent earnings growth after clinching more nuclear naval, environmental cleanup, and uranium downblending work from the Department of Energy. […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Seeking Industry Input On Mounted Organic Precision Fires Capability Ahead Of FY20 Prototype Award
The Marine Corps is looking for a mounted organic precision fires capability for its Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions, with officials looking to non-traditional partners to inform requirements ahead a prototype […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDepartment of Energy Says First Low-Yield, Sub-Launched Nuke Warhead is Ready for Battle
The Department of Energy certified Friday that a new low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead is battle ready, the agency said Monday. In a late-Monday press release, the agency’s semi-autonomous National […]