Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Probing Allegations Of Cheating On Nuclear Reactor Certification
The Navy is investigating allegations that sailors at a nuclear reactor training and certification facility in Charleston, S.C. have engaged in cheating on exams, the service’s top officer said Tuesday. […]
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Navy/USMCIndustry Still Awaiting ACV Decision Despite ‘Vision’ Announced by Commandant Last Week
Industry is awaiting a final decision by the Marine Corps regarding its path forward on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle despite comments from the commandant last week suggesting a two-phased approach […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Seeks Outside Funding For Software-Defined Radio Ahead of 2015 Testing
The Marine Corps is seeking alternative sources of funding for its Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP) software-defined radio, which the service sees as a game-changer in boosting communications capabilities and mission […]
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Navy/USMCTesting Of Littoral Ship’s Mine Hunting System Unrealistic, Pentagon Office Says
The Navy and contractor testing of the remote minehunting system designed to operate off the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) has not been realistic and has artificially inflated the reliability of […]
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Air ForceDOT&E Finds Potential Catastrophic F-35B STOVL System Failure
A new Defense Department report found the F-35B’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) system could suffer catastrophic failure due to fragment-induced damage of a lift fan blade. The fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Tester Warns New Carrier Short On Air Sorties Goal
The Navy’s new aircraft carrier currently under construction is unlikely to meet the envisioned air sorties requirement, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester said in a report released Wednesday, adding that […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Begin Testing Oshkosh Defense P-19R Firefighting Vehicle
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] on Wednesday said it has delivered three Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle prototypes to the U.S. Marine Corps to undergo testing. “We […]
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CongressHASC Questions Whether Asia-Pacific Rebalance Leaves Risk in Middle East
Though the Obama administration is moving ahead with its whole-of-government rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, a handful of House Armed Services Committee members expressed concern Tuesday morning that the government, and […]
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CongressKendall Defends P-8 Maritime Aircraft Against DOT&E, Congressional Criticism
The Pentagon’s top acquisition chief defended the Navy’s P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft, after a House Armed Services Committee member asked about a report that calls the program “not effective […]
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Navy/USMCLatest LCS Sailing To Commissioning
The Navy’s latest Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Coronado (LCS-4), departed builder Austal USA’s facilities in Mobile, Ala., on Monday and is sailing to toward southern California for its […]