Navy/USMC
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Business/FinancialFinally, A-12 Contract Dispute Ends With Federal Court’s Dismissal
After 23 years of torturous and complex legal battles, a federal court this week agreed to dismiss a contract dispute over the Navy’s terminated A-12 stealth bomber program after the […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Fleet Forces’ New Deployment Schedules Will Create More Readiness for Less Money
With a bit of fiscal certainty in place, the Navy’s Fleet Forces Command is moving forward with its plan to implement the Optimized Fleet Response Plan by November as a […]
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Navy/USMCPACOM Looking to Maximize Assets, Gain New Ones During Rebalance
The U.S. Pacific Command is working with its service components to maximize the assets they have today and bring in new ones where feasible, and PACOM Commander Adm. Samuel Locklear […]
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Navy/USMCLCS PEO Seeing More Positive Take On Ship Class
The Navy’s program executive officer for the Littoral Combat Ships, Rear Adm. Brian Antonio, believes the overall attitude toward the vessels has grown more positive over the last year as […]
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Air ForceSpecial Operations Command Orders More Harris Falcon III Radios
Harris [HRS] said it has received orders totaling $18 million for Falcon III® manpack and handheld tactical radios from the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) during the second quarter of fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCAssistant Commandant: Marines Need to Ask for More Amphibs Despite Tight Budgets
The Marine Corps assistant commandant lamented the shortfall of amphibious ships in the Navy’s current fleet and upcoming shipbuilding plans, saying it forced both the Marine Corps and the Navy […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Acquisition Chief Insists Need For 52 LCSs Is Firm
The Navy’s top acquisition official said Thursday the service’s requirement for 52 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) is “firm,” and would not comment on reports a day earlier saying the Office […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Successfully Tests LRASM Vertical Launch System Interface
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently demonstrated and validated that its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) can be launched from any MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) by modifying the software to […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Wants To See V-22s, F-35Bs On Forward Base Ship
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert says he is hopeful that Navy will be able to operate F-35B fighters and V-22 aircraft off the service’s planned at-sea base ships. […]
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Navy/USMCActing Navy Undersecretary Forced Out
The acting undersecretary of the Navy, Robert Martinage, has been forced to resign from the post after Navy Secterary Ray Mabus determined he was unable to “effectively perform his duties,” […]