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Business/Financial

Marine Corps: LCS Would Need Tweaks To Best Suit Marines, Special Ops

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps official said yesterday the requirements for the Navy's nascent Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) may need to be tweaked if it is used as "a more all-around ship" for use by his service and special operators. Brig. Gen. Timothy Hanifen, deputy commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, told a National Defense Industrial Association gathering of industry and military officials that the LCS does not have all the features the Marine Corps would want…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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