Navy/USMC
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Army
Army To Seek Bids For Small Recon Robot
The Army plans to issue requests for proposals (RFP) this spring for two new unmanned ground vehicles, a service official said March 23. A final RFP for the Common Robotic […]
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Army
Yearlong Stopgap Funding Would Be ‘Punch,’ ‘Roundhouse To The Face’ For Military Services
Under a continuing resolution (CR) that lasts the entire fiscal year, the military services will be forced to make cuts to already deficient readiness accounts, ground aircraft and halt new-start […]
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Navy/USMC
New Navy Team Promoting Unmanned Systems Integration On Submarines
The U.S. Navy has stood up a team within the past year to promote the integration of unmanned systems with submarines, a service official said March 21. The team brings […]
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Pentagon
DoD Requests $30 Billion Supplemental
The Pentagon on Thursday requested an additional $30 billion in fiscal year 2017 funding as part of its “supplemental.” The $30 billion includes nearly $25 billion in base funding plus […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Plans More Submarine Maintenance At Private Shipyards
The U.S. Navy plans to continue relying on private shipyards for scheduled submarine maintenance periods due to a work backlog at public shipyards, according to a service official. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Lab To Test Small, Four-Legged Robot
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is developing a backpack-portable, four-legged robot to conduct surveillance for ground troops on terrain that is too difficult for wheeled or tracked systems to […]
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Navy/USMC
Air Force, Navy Exploring Joint Effort To Replace Command Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force and Navy have begun studying the possibility of pursuing a cooperative effort to replace their aging command-and-control aircraft. Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, […]
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Cyber
Navy Awards Contracts For Cyberspace Research And Technology Integration
The U.S. Navy awarded four indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts worth a combined almost $76 million to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering, and technology integration, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Contracted […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Building ‘Path’ To Larger Ship Fleet
The U.S. Navy has begun developing a plan to implement its recently unveiled goal of expanding its fleet by dozens of ships, according to a service official. “There are ongoing […]