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Greenert Prodded To Examine LCS Woes

Julie Samuel

Friday, July 29th, 2011

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The admiral in line to lead the Navy said yesterday he will “keep looking at” the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, which has come under fire from lawmakers following corrosion and hull-cracking in the initial vessels. Adm. Jonathan Greenert told reporters yesterday he supports the current structure of the LCS program, to a point. President Barack Obama nominated Greenert, the vice chief of naval operations (CNO), to succeed Adm. Gary Roughead as CNO. “I stand by it now,” Greenert said…

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

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

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]