Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMetrea Performs First Commercial Aerial Refueling With Navy P-8s
Private company Metrea performed the first commercial-based aerial refueling on a pair of Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft earlier this month. On Tuesday, the company said it used one of its […]
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Navy/USMCGAO: Navy Needs Better Systems To Share Fire Risk Lessons Learned
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found the Navy does not have a process to consistently share lessons learned to improve behavior and reduce fire risks during ship maintenance. […]
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Navy/USMCBiden Nominates New Naval Surface Forces, N9, and Deputy Fleet Forces Heads
The Pentagon announced President Biden has made new nominations on Monday for the next commander of Naval Surface Forces, deputy chief of naval operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Sell Six LCSs In Next Two Years
The Navy’s latest FY 2024 30-year shipbuilding plan revealed the Navy plans to sell six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) it has been planning to decommission. The plan noted the FY […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans to Buy More Virginia-Class Subs To Replace Australia AUKUS Sales
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan said the service plans to buy additional Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) to replace those to be sold to Australia under the AUKUS agreement. “The department […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Says ‘Very Important To Get Second Frigate Shipyard and Build Four Per Year
Navy leaders this week admitted they hope to ultimately expand Constellation-class frigate production to four ships per year with a second shipyard. Responding to questioning by Senate Armed Services Committee […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Latest Shipbuilding Plan Has Three Options Again, Only One Reaches 355 Ships
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, released Tuesday, provided three options again, with two of them never reaching 355 ships and not procuring ships at the service’s preferred rate. This […]
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Navy/USMCGilday, Navy Outlines Path To LUSV Construction Contract
Earlier this month the Chief of Naval Operations outlined how the Navy plans to get to the construction contract for the first Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSV) by fiscal year […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-25 IOC Pushed Back To 2026 Due To Production Maturity Challenges
Production challenges have pushed the initial operational capability (IOC) of the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker back a year to 2026, a program executive said last week. Speaking during […]
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Navy/USMCFord To Deploy In May, Kennedy Will Still Deploy On Time After Delivery Change
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is set to deploy next month while the second new carrier will still deploy on time despite changes to […]
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