Navy/USMC
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Air ForceApaches, HIMARS Join ISIL Fight On Heels Of B-52 As ‘Accelerant’ To U.S. Campaign
After 20 months during which 40,000 bombs and missiles were fired at targets in Iraq and Syria, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week announced major escalations in the U.S. […]
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Air ForceLack Of Aircraft Hampering Marine Aviator Training, Preparedness For Deployment
For lack of F/A-18 Hornets to fly, the Marine Corps is barely training its pilots sufficiently for deployment and is providing too few flight hours for its “bench” units who […]
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CongressHASC Subcommittee Agrees to Amendment Prohibiting LCS Downselect in FY ’17
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee on Wednesday unanimously passed an amendment to their mark of the 2017 defense authorization bill that would prohibit the Navy from […]
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Navy/USMCDDG-1000 Starts Acceptance Trials
The Navy’s newest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), on April 20 set out to sea for acceptance trials, marking the beginning of the the final at-sea demonstrations before the ship […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Adds LCS, Funding for DDG-51 and Amphibs in FY17 NDAA Mark
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee included an additional $2.3 billion to beef up Navy shipbuilding in its version of the defense authorization bill, providing for the […]
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Navy/USMCSubmarine Bidders Step up Lobbying for Australia Contract; Raytheon, Lockheed duel in separate combat systems contract
Japan’s advanced attack Soryu submarine carried out drills with Australia’s navy on Tuesday as a German company launched a campaign to advertise its expertise –
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CongressFormer Navy Officials Push for 350-Ship Fleet
The Navy is building up to a fleet of 308 ships by 2021, but that fleet size will not be enough to address growing security challenges and an increasing number […]
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ArmyMarine Corps Vehicle Programs On Track, Though Protest Delayed JLTV Intro By A Year
The Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) have both emerged from protests relatively unscathed, though the Humvee replacement will enter service about a year […]
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ArmyMarine Corps Vehicle Programs On Track, Though Protest Delayed JLTV Intro By A Year
The Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) have both emerged from protests relatively unscathed, though the Humvee replacement will enter service about a year […]
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Air ForceDual Reports Critical Of F-35 Modernization Management, Logistics System Development
The Pentagon plans to spend $3 billion over the next six years to develop Block 4 upgrades for the F-35, a program so large that it qualifies as a separate […]