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Navy/USMC

SecNav Renaming Fleet Forces To Atlantic Fleet, Reiterates New 1st Fleet

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

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U.S. Fleet Forces Command logo. (Image: U.S. Navy)

The Secretary of the Navy on Wednesday announced U.S. Fleet Forces Command is being renamed U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in part, to focus on countering Russia. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee, Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite argued this is part of how the service must continually adjust to threats changing over time. “Our existing fleet structure operates on the premise that we still live in a post-9/11 state where NATO’s flanks are secure, the…

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]