Navy/USMC
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Air ForceF-35 Program To Update Older Jets To Boost Reliability
The U.S. Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II joint program office plans to modify more than 200 early-production jets to bring them up to newer configurations, the program’s leader said Feb. 28. […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Makes New Fleet Forces, Submarine Forces, And Fleet Cyber Command Nominations
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced several Navy nominations on Tuesday including the commanders of U.S. Fleet Forces, Naval Submarine Forces, and Fleet Cyber Command. The administration nominated Vice Adm. […]
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Navy/USMCNew McCain and Wicker Bill Seeks Surface Navy Readiness Reform
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chairman of the Senate Seapower Committee Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced new legislation Monday aimed at reforming and restoring Navy surface readiness. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Names Eight Competitors For C4I Engineering Product Contracts
The Navy on Friday awarded eight companies multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts ranging from $13 to $19 million to compete for orders on engineering products supporting command, control, communications, computers, […]
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Navy/USMCHII: 70 Percent of CVN-79 Structural Work Finished
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding has completed building 70 percent of the future John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) aircraft carrier, the company said. The company specified it has built […]
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InternationalState Department OKs Sale Of Naval Equipment And Weapons To Kuwait And Finland
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) on Tuesday to Kuwait for $100 million in fast patrol boats and Finland for $70 million in MK 41 Vertical […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $1.4 Billion Contract To Build LPD-29
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $1.4 billion fixed-price-incentive modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD)-29 on […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards FFG(X) Conceptual Design Contracts
The U.S. Navy awarded five $15 million conceptual design (CD) contracts for the new guided missile frigate (FFG(X) program today: Austal USA, Huntington Ingalls Industreis [HII], Lockheed Martin [LMT], Fincantieri’s […]
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Navy/USMCNPR’s New Nuke SLCM May Not Be Submarine-Launched
The Defense Department has not yet decided what platform would launch the new nuclear- armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) the administration is seeking in the recent nuclear posture review (NPR), […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budgets For First Eight LCS OTH Missiles
The Navy budgeted $18 million for the first eight Over The Horizon (OTH) missiles for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in its fiscal year 2019 Defense Department budget request. The […]