Navy/USMC
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Air ForcePANAMAX 2014 Kicks Off With 16 Partner Nations
The United States and 16 partner nations with a total of about 500 military and civilian personnel began the annual PANAMAX 2014 exercise on Friday. The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored […]
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Business/FinancialIngalls Shipbuilding Helps HII Deliver Strong Second Quarter Earnings
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] reported strong quarter earnings Thursday on the back of its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, which benefited from improved performance on a Coast Guard program, deliveries of amphibious […]
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Navy/USMCHuntington Ingalls Delivers Destroyer Deckhouse; Closes Facility
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has delivered the second and final composite deckhouse for the Navy’s new fleet of Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyers and at the same time closed the facility that […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Awarded $41M in Options for Destroyer Navigation, Steering Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation [NOC] was awarded $41 million in options from both the Navy and prime contractors General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] to provide navigation and […]
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Navy/USMCQuestions Remain As Kendall Plans To Expand Navy Contractor Ranking Program DoD-Wide
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said Tuesday he is planning to adopt a Navy pilot program for ranking contractor performance across the Department of Defense, but according to one industry […]
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Navy/USMCDual Mode LGB Completes First MAWTS Exercise Since 2013 Software Upgrade
Marines in the U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS-1) successfully completed a training exercise with the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB), proving the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Examining Ramping Up Solid State Lighting Program
The Navy is looking at aggressively implementing a solid state lighting program across the fleet, replacing its legacy fluorescent lighting in an effort to bring manpower and maintenance benefits as […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reviewing Task Force Findings For Next Small Surface Combatant
The Navy is reviewing the preliminary results from a task force created earlier this year to inform the requirements for the next small surface combatant (SSC) meant to succeed the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Needs To Think More Offensively, Analyst Says
The Navy should start thinking more offensively in terms of how it arms of the surface fleet and develop more multi-mission weapons to maintain control of the seas, according to […]
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BudgetStackley: Navy Won’t Buy LPD-28 Without Full $2 Billion Appropriated; Would Rather Fund Ship Design Research
Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley told several lawmakers on Friday that he appreciates the money they provided for an extra LPD amphibious transport dock but could not promise them the service would […]