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Navy/USMC
Navy Plans To Reopen Puget Sound Dry Docks Within Months After Seismic Repairs
Top Navy officials this week told congressional panels repairs to dry docks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., and the […]
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Berger Added LPD-33 To UPL Due To Navy Plans, Navy Says Latest Amphib Study Looking At Costs, Over Requirement
This week the Marine Corps’ top official confirmed he added another amphibious ship to his fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list because the Navy budget plans to decommission three older […]
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Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Picked To Develop HALO Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] $116 million in contracts on March 27 to start developing anti-ship air-launched hypersonic weapons that can be based on aircraft […]
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Navy Seeks $2 Billion in 2024 Unfunded List
The Navy’s $2 billion fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list it sent to Congress focuses on capabilities to make the fleet more capable in a high-end fight. The top four […]
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CVN-79 To Be Delivered One Year Later Than Planned
Navy FY 2024 budget request documents revealed the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now expected to be delivered 13 months later than previously […]
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Navy/USMC
New DDG(X) Land-Based Test Site Opens In Philadelphia
The Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) marked the opening of the new DDG(X) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) during a March 21 ceremony. […]
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Navy Seeks $3.6 Billion For 64 Hypersonic Weapons In Next Five Years
The Navy’s FY ‘24 budget request revealed the service’s plans to procure 64 hypersonic weapon rounds for $3.6 billion over the next five years. The Navy is starting with seeking […]
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Biden Administration Nominates New Navy NAVSEA Commander, Air Boss and Lead For Warfighter Development
The Defense Department on Wednesday announced the White House nominated new people to take over as the head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA); Naval Air Forces and Naval Air […]
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Navy Leaders Argue To Decommission 11 Ships In 2024
Top Navy leaders recently argued in favor of decommissioning almost a dozen ships as part of the fiscal year 2024 budget process, seeking to redirect funds from those needing significant […]
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Marine Corps Seeks LPD-33 In Unfunded Priorities List
The Marine Corps is asking Congress to fund the next amphibious ship early, in opposition to Navy plans, according to the service’s latest wish list to lawmakers. According to a […]
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