Navy/USMC
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ArmyBell Helicopter’s New Composite Facility Opens In Louisiana
Bell Helicopter [TXT] March 27 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly-constructed composite facility in Broussard, La. The new facility represents a $4.5 million investment by Bell in collaboration with […]
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BudgetHow to Keep an Aircraft Carrier: The Navy’s $7 Billion Problem
Congress wants the Navy to keep 11 aircraft carriers in its fleet. The Navy wants to keep 11. Law dictates that the Navy keep 11. And yet, the Navy’s budget […]
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Air ForceSenior Leaders Offer Laundry List of Lost Capabilities Under Sequestration
The services will all lose specific capabilities ranging from F/A-18 aircraft that can’t fly to divesting the KC-10 tanker fleet, to inactivating an aircraft carrier and its air wing, senior […]
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CongressStackley: LPD Hull Would be ‘a Better Fit’ for Marines’ LX(R) if Costs Stay Manageable
A version of the LPD-17 hull form would be the best replacement for the aging LSD amphibious dock landing ships given the Marine Corps’ operational and lift requirements, but cost […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To ‘Expeditiously’ Replace Tomahawks
The Navy is confident it will be able to move quickly to acquire the next generation sea-based land- attack cruise missile to replace the Tomahawks, Secretary Ray Mabus told lawmakers […]
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BudgetSenators Indicate They May be Able to Continue Sequester Relief in FY ’16 and Beyond
The Senate Armed Services Committee gave top Navy and Marine Corps leadership a mixed bag of opinions on the chances of lawmakers passing any sort of sequestration relief for fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCAmos: Preferred ACV Design Already Used By Foreign Militaries, Has Hot Production Lines
The Marine Corps is planning its Increment 1 and 2 Amphibious Combat Vehicles around a design used in foreign militaries and built by several manufacturers, some of which have open […]
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BudgetGreenert Defends LCS After House Panel Slams It; Says Ship Meets Vulnerability, Recoverability Needs
The Navy defended its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as being sufficiently survivable–and easily upgunned where needed–after taking heat from House appropriators Tuesday on the LCS program and the Navy’s plans […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Patrol Boat Missile Operational
The Navy’s MK-60 Griffin Missile System being installed on Cyclone-class coastal patrol boats has reached initial operational capability, the Navy and manufacturer Raytheon [RTN] said Tuesday. The Griffin missile is […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards Lockheed Martin $700 Million Contract For F-35 Long Lead Parts
The Navy Tuesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a roughly $700 million contract for long-lead parts, components and materials in support of 57 low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 9 F-35 […]