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Navy/USMC

Coast Guard, Navy To Discuss Commonality Potentials Between LCS And NSC

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Thursday, January 17th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Next month, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and the Commandant of the Coast Guard will discuss opportunities to share systems between the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and the Coast Guard's National Security Cutter (NSC) that could eventually lead to talks on the applications of the two hulls. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, told attendees at the annual Surface Navy Association symposium yesterday that LCS and the NSC operate in different mission environments. The Coast…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]