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Navy/USMC

LCS-9 Departs Montreal After Three-Month Ice Delay

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

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LCS-9 Departs Montreal After Three-Month Ice Delay

The USS Little Rock was launched in July 2015. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Littoral Combat Ship USS Little Rock (LCS-9) has finally left Montreal, Canada this week after getting caught there for three months due to icey conditions preventing it from traveling to its homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Fla.LCS-9 finished acceptance trials last September, with what builders Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) touted as the highest score of any Freedom-variant LCS to date (Defense Daily, Sept. 1, 2017).#CCGShip DES GROSEILLIERS escorting the "USS Little Rock" this morning, 31-Mar-18,…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]