Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCLPD Hull Cost Must Come Down For Landing Dock Replacement, NAVSEA Chief Says
Using the hull for the San Antonio-class (LPD-17) amphibious transport dock ship to replace the Navy’s older fleet of amphibious LSD landing dock ships remains a possibility but is “off […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Electronic Attack Review Will Inform Growlers’ Future, Navy Chief Says
The Pentagon will conduct an overall review of its electromagnetic warfare capabilities this summer and the outcome help will inform how the Navy proceeds with its EA-18G Growler electronic attack […]
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Navy/USMCUp-gunned LCSs, Coast Guard’s Cutter Among Ideas Proposed For Navy’s Small Surface Combatant
Modified Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) with more firepower and a design based on the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter were among the concepts passed along to the Navy on […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Receives $34 Million For Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it recently received two contracts totaling $34.3 million from the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR) production. […]
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Congress‘Not A Bad Thing’ If Congress Blocks Attempt To Sideline Cruisers, Navy Chief Says
It would not be a “bad thing” if Congress ultimately blocks the Navy from taking half its cruisers out of service next year as long as lawmakers follow a historical […]
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InternationalAegis Ashore Launches Standard Missile For the First Time
The land version of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile System planned for installation in Europe has completed its first test firing of a Standard Missile interceptor against a simulated target, […]
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InternationalCNO Sees More Integration With Asian Allies
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said Monday that he wants to continue building relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region and sees opportunities to further integrate with key […]
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Air ForceMore Bang For Scarce Resources: Bold Quest, NIE Align, Offer Joint Training
For the first time, the Joint Staff’s coalition capability assessment known as Bold Quest has aligned with the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) in an event known as NIE/BQ 14.2, […]
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Navy/USMC13th MEU Used New COTS Communications Equipment on Deployment
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Boxer (LHD-4) Amphibious Ready Group returned from the Middle East on April 24 after an eight-month deployment that involved a high number of […]
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Navy/USMCUSS Coronado Test Fires Guns For Surface Warfare
The USS Coronado (LCS-4) completed a round of test firing the 30mm guns that are part of the surface warfare package for the Littoral Combat Ships, the Navy recently announced. […]