Navy/USMC
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BudgetZukunft Wants Icebreaker In Coast Guard Budget, But Carter Warns Of Squeeze
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on Thursday said he would prefer that the construction spending for the planned new heavy polar icebreaker be accounted for in his service’s budget […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Report Calls For Faster Ship Production But Is Light On Cost
A U.S. Navy future vision paper, The Future Navy, released Wednesday lays out the need for a larger fleet and incorporating new technology, but it is reluctant to get specific […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Takes Aim At Aircraft Carrier Costs
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is targeting the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers for cost reductions and he will produce savings in the ship program just like he has […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. And Southeast Asian Navies Conduct Exercises In The South China Sea
Ships from the U.S. Navy, Republic of Singapore navy, and Royal Thai navy conducted a three-day multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea last […]
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Navy/USMCStackley Says Ford Carrier Acceptance Trials This Month; Supports Navy Budget And Size Increase
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier is on track to head out to sea for acceptance trails (AT) before Memorial Day, the acting Navy Secretary said Thursday. Depending on […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Launches Tirade Against New Carriers’ ‘No Good’ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launchers
President Donald Trump in a recent interview with Time magazine said the Navy should jettison the electromagnetic aircraft launchers on its new carriers in favor of outdated steam-powered catapults. In the […]
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Navy/USMCCommittee Leaders Request T-45C Assessment Information
The leaders of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces have requested additional assessment information on the U.S. Navy’s T-45C Goshawk trainer jets as the Navy […]
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Navy/USMCCarrier Begins Sea Trials After Four-Year Overhaul
The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) began its first sea trials Tuesday after a four years-long refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) period. The last time the […]
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Navy/USMCNot Meant To Swim: Marines’ Planned For ACV 1.1 To Have Limited Open Water Mobility
When the Marine Corps decided to buy a series of increasingly capable amphibious combat vehicles (ACV) it planned on earlier versions being optimized for ground combat ashore with the understanding […]