Navy/USMC
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Air ForceDoD Completes F-35 Block 2B, 3i Software Development
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has completed development of the aircraft’s software blocks 2B and 3i, according to a statement from prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. Lockheed Martin spokesman […]
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BudgetIngalls Shipbuilding Enthusiastic for Additional Amphibious Shipbuilding Opportunities
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants to Navy to get a move on with amphibious shipbuilding, with its seapower subcommittee including in its portion of the defense authorization bill […]
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CyberU.S. Navy Awards Herdt Consulting, PSI Pax, SAIC A $147 Million Contract In Orders For Navy Enterprise Resource Planning Sustainment
Herdt Consulting, PSI Pax, and SAIC [SAIC] won a total of $147 million U.S. Navy multiple award contract orders to provide various support services in Navy Enterprise Resource Planning sustainment, […]
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Air ForceHASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines
After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe […]
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Air ForceHASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines
After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Navy Deploys Ship With Advanced Mission Control For UAV
The Navy and Raytheon [RTN] deployed an advanced mission control system (MCS) for the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopter aboard USS Coronado (LCS-4), the company said Wednesday. […]
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BudgetAmendment to Curb LCS Program Withdrawn at HASC Defense Authorization Bill Markup
A potential fight among lawmakers over the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program was over before it began after Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that she […]
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Air ForceHASC Rejects Move to Separate F-35 Block 4 Mods From Overall Program
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday easily batted down an amendment to the 2017 defense authorization bill that would require the Defense Department to separate the F-35 Joint […]
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Air ForceMcCain Pushes Back on Defense Department’s F-35 Block Buy Proposal
The Defense Department is considering a block buy contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for fiscal years 2018 through 2020, but winning over Congress could be a difficult endeavor. […]
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Air ForceAfter Implimenting Fixes, F-35 Block 3i Software Stability More than Doubles
The F-35 joint program executive officer (PEO) is confident that the program office has found a solution to software stability problems that induced the plane’s sensors to shut off more […]