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Navy/USMC
House Mark Seeks To Fund LPD-33, Keep Five Ships From Retirement
A House Armed Services panel’s portion of the fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill seeks to fund another San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ship (LPD) and prevent five […]
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House Dems Introduce Bill Allowing Transfer Of Virginia-Class Subs To Australia For AUKUS
Three House representatives on Friday introduced a bill that seeks to allow the U.S. government to transfer up to two Virginia-class attack submarines to Australia as part of the trilateral […]
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CNO: Project Overmatch Headed To Pacific/7th Fleet After Vinson Group Testing
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the Navy’s Project Overmatch is set to go to Pacific region naval forces once testing on the Carl Vinson Strike Group […]
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General Atomics Nabs $1.2 Billion Mod For EMALS And AAG Work On CVN-81 Carrier
The Navy awarded General Atomics a $1.196 billion modification to a previous contract adding scope for production work of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) […]
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Navy Accepts First Upgraded E-6B TACAMO Aircraft
The Navy recently accepted the first E-6B Mercury Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) upgraded by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. The E-6B aircraft acts as a communications relay and strategic airborne […]
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Marines’ Force Design Update Pushes For LSM Amphibs, Third MLR To Be Operational Within Two Years
Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger’s last update to Force Design 2030 pushes for more new smaller amphibious ships while officials said the timeline for the units using such vessels are […]
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Biden Nominates Smith To Be Next Marine Corps Commandant
President Biden nominated assistant commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith to become the next Commandant of the Marine Corps, the administration said Thursday. Smith’s nomination to become the […]
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USS George Washington Aircraft Carrier Redelivers Following Extended Refueling Overhaul
HII [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) completed a 69-month refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) work on the USS George Washington (CVN-73) aircraft carrier and redelivered the ship to the Navy on […]
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Gilday: Need More Governance, Trust Building With AI
The Navy’s top officer recently said he thinks the U.S. needs more regulation in deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help build trust and manage risk in the new technologies. “So […]
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Berger: Pentagon Acquisition Process Slowed Down LSM
The Commandant of the Marine Corps this week argued the Pentagon’s acquisition process has slowed down procurement of the new Landing Ship Medium (LSM) vessels and he favors modifying regulations […]
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