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Navy/USMC

Flexibility And Affordability Will Be Major Focus Areas For Next Sub Design, Admiral Says

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Friday, October 24th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein A major focus of the follow-on to the Trident (SSBN) submarines will need to be affordability, flexibility and underwater payload capacity, as well as taking lessons learned from the current Virginia-class build, according to a top Navy admiral. "Clearly a major emphasis of the Sea Based Strategic Deterrent (SBSD), the follow-on to SSBN, will be affordability," Vice Adm. Jay Donnelly, commander of the submarine force, told Defense Daily, earlier this week at the annual Naval Submarine League…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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