Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarines Will Use LPD-28 to Begin Transitioning to LX(R) Ship Systems
The Marine Corps is optimistic it will get the remaining funding it needs for its LPD-28 amphibious transport dock, which will keep the same hull design as the earlier ships […]
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CongressHASC Seapower Chair: Answers Needed On Modified LCS
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower panel said Tuesday that the Navy still has questions to answer about plans to modify the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]
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Navy/USMCFielding Of UCLASS Delayed Two-Three Years, Navy Says
The Navy’s timeframe for initially fielding the aircraft-carrier based Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft has been delayed by at least two years, the service said Monday as it […]
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BudgetNavy’s 2016 Spending Request Up, Funds Carrier Overhaul, Fewer Weapons
The Navy wants to spend $35.9 billion to buy ships, aircraft and weapons in fiscal 2016, a request that is about $5 billion more than it sought for the current […]
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Navy/USMCHow The LCS Became A Frigate: A Glimpse Into The Process
Their days often started off as early as 6 a.m., arriving at a nondescript building in Crystal City not far from the Pentagon. They’d grab some coffee and a little […]
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Business/FinancialShipbuilder HII Acquires Small Business That Makes Unmanned Undersea Craft
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], which makes large ships and submarines for the United States Navy and Coast Guard, on Friday said it has acquired a small business unit that designs […]
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BudgetNavy Shifts Sequestration Strategy To Save Ships
The Navy has adopted a different strategy to cope with sequestration if it returns, one aiming to curtail the number of ships that would be cut from the fleet but […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKendall Announced Aerospace Innovation Initiative to Support 6th-Generation Fighter Jet
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall announced the creation of the Aerospace Innovation Initiative in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, which would fund technology development and competitive prototyping of sixth-generation […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Receives New Avionics Troubleshooting System
The Navy has received the first of a new system for detecting and resolving problems with avionics systems at sea it believes will save money and time and keep aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCProduction Set For Infrared Tracking System For Super Hornets
The Navy has cleared a new infrared targeting system that will be deployed on F/A-18 Super Hornets. Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] co-developed the infrared search and track system […]