Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Chief, Sen. McCain Welcome Calls For Fleet Overhaul
A top naval official and a key lawmaker on Feb. 10 both welcomed three newly released studies that urge the Navy to revamp and expand its arsenal of ships. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues Final RFP For New Over-the-Horizon Missile
The Navy late Feb. 8 issued a final request for proposals (RFP) for the Over-the-Horizon Weapon System (OTH-WS), a new missile intended to give the Littoral Combat Ship and the […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Digging Out Of Flight-Hour Deficiency With Higher Aircraft Readiness Rates
Not since 2012 has the Marine Corps had enough available aircraft to provide pilots the minimum monthly flight hours to maintain basic proficiency. A combination of high operational tempo, aging […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Standardize, Upgrade Diverse V-22 Osprey Fleet
The Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey has been in such high demand that the service has been modifying and tweaking the aircraft on the fly as they came off the production […]
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Air ForceService Vice Chiefs Call For Increased But Stable Funding To Rebuild ‘Insidious’ Loss Of Readiness
The vice chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps on Tuesday offered lawmakers a vision of a military that has been depleted by inconsistent, unpredictable funding and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport Completes Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Navy’s eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS Yuma (EPF-8), successfully completed its acceptance trials Jan. 26, the Navy announced Feb. 6. During a wide range of tests, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Issue Draft RFP For MQ-25 Carrier Drone In Spring
The Navy says it expects to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) this spring for its future MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aircraft. A final RFP will follow in the summer, […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin, DoD Reach Nearly $9 Billion F-35 LRIP 10 Deal
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Friday reached a deal on a new batch of F-35s that totals roughly $9 billion. The total low rate initial production (LRIP) lot […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Has Many Tools To Cut Navy Submarine Costs, Expert Says
President Donald Trump, who recently vowed to cut the cost of new Navy submarines, has various tools at his disposal that could help him achieve his goal, according to a […]
