Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Navy Eyes April Delivery Of First Ford Aircraft Carrier
The first Ford-class aircraft carrier, which has experienced delays due to technical problems, is now slated for delivery to the Navy in April, the service announced late Jan. 11. The new […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Needs More Aircraft To Match Ship Increase, Secretary Says
The U.S. Navy, which recently concluded that it needs to buy dozens of more ships than planned, expects it will require more aircraft to support those vessels, though how many […]
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Budget
Mabus Believes Industrial Base Can Reach 355 Ships
Outgoing Navy Secretary Ray Mabus believes the industrial base can support a force structure of 355 ships due to hot production lines and investments in shipyards. The 2016 Navy Force […]
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Air Force
DOT&E Predicts Further F-35 Delays
The Pentagon’s chief weapon tester predicts the F-35 program might not start initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) until late 2018 at the earliest and 2020 at the latest. In […]
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Air Force
DOT&E Predicts Further F-35 Delays
The Pentagon’s chief weapon tester predicts the F-35 program might not start initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) until late 2018 at the earliest and 2020 at the latest. In […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy ‘Pleased’ With Tests Of Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
The Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), a mine-hunter that General Dynamics [GD] is developing for the Navy, had a successful series of contractor tests last month, a service official said […]
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International
Marines Deploy First F-35B Squadron To Japan
A Marine Corps fighter squadron has deployed for Japan equipped with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, marking the first overseas stationing of the aircraft since the service declared it fit […]