Navy/USMC
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Air ForceLockheed Exec., Former DoD Senior Civilian Meet With Trump Transition Team
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] senior executive and a former civilian official of both the Navy and Air Force met Tuesday with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at Trump Tower in New […]
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Air ForceTrump: CEO Meetings To Yield ‘Tremendous’ Savings On Air Force One, F-35
Following closed-door meetings with senior military officials and the chief executives of both Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], President-elect Donald Trump claims to have secured lower-cost deals on two […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft To Get Multi-Hour Endurance Increase
Adding refueling equipment to the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is expected to increase the on-station time of the aircraft carrier-based, command-and-control airplane by over 85 percent, according to an […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Brief Industry On Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
The U.S. Navy plans to brief contractors next month on its requirements for the new Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) program. An industry day is scheduled for Jan. 12 […]
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Air ForceGovernment Could Again Force Lockheed Martin To Accept F-35 Price For Lot 10 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the F-35 Joint Program Office have reverted to the “elemental level” in negotiations over the cost of the 10th lot of aircraft to avoid deadlock and the […]
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InternationalChina Returns Underwater Drone Seized From U.S. Navy
The Chinese military has returned the U.S. Navy “ocean glider” unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that it snatched from international waters in the South China Sea last week, the Pentagon announced […]
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Navy/USMCHuntington Ingalls Awarded $1.46B Contract To Design, Build LPD-28
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has been awarded a $1.46 billion U.S. Navy contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), the […]
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Air ForceJames Believes F-35 Program Could See Further Cost Decreases
Though the Pentagon has been able to reduce the unit price of the F-35 over the past couple of years, Air Force Secretary Deborah James believes the F-35’s unit price […]
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Air ForceF-35 Flight Testing Could Push To 2018, Threatening Modernization Plans
The F-35 development program that began 15 years ago is better than 90 percent complete but continues to face delays and cost overruns that will push the completion of flight […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Growler Damaged In Ground Mishap
The canopy on a Boeing [BA] E/A-18G Growler electronic-attack aircraft was damaged in a “ground mishap” at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state last week, according to the […]