Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin To Build More IRST21 Threat-Detection Sensors For Navy F/A-18s
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a second low-rate production contract to provide the IRST21 infrared search-and-track sensor system for U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, the company said April 20. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Aims To Finish Study On New Land Attack Weapon By March 2018
The Navy, which is studying options for a Next Generation Land Attack Weapon (NGLAW), plans to complete the review by March 2018, according to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Will Change Cost-Reporting On ACV But Refuse Suggested Production Delay
The Marine Corps has agreed to recalibrate the troop-carrying capacity of the amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) so its operation and maintenance cost can be more accurately compared to the vehicle […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Urges Navy To Delay Future Frigate Contract
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended April 18 that the Navy delay a key contract award for the Future Frigate by a year to ensure it has enough information […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s T-45C Trainers To Resume Flying With Altitude Limit
The U.S. Navy’s T-45C Goshawk fleet is expected to return to flight this week after a grounding of almost two weeks, but the airplane’s altitude will be limited to under […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s First Ford Carrier Finishes First Sea Trials
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), completed its first set of at-sea tests April 14. The ship returned to Naval Station Norfolk in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Finishes Key Tests Of Fire Scout, MQ-25 UAVs
The Navy announced this week that it has completed key tests of two unmanned aerial vehicles: the new MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter and the future MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueler. Naval […]
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Air ForceMattis: Strike On Syria Separate From Anti-ISIS Fight, Will Not Delay Defeat Plan
In his first turn briefing the press at the Pentagon as Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis said the recent retaliatory strike against Syria for its use of chemical weapons on civilians […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Studying Adding Air Defense, Enhanced Survivability To Future Frigate
The U.S. Navy is studying the feasibility of incorporating additional capabilities, including “local air defense” and “enhanced survivability features,” into its Future Frigate, the service said April 10. And while the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Extends Grounding Of T-45C Trainers
The U.S. Navy said April 9 that it has extended the grounding of its T-45C Goshawk fleet for at least a week to address problems with the trainer jet’s pilot […]