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Seapower Panel Approves Mark, Adds Amphibious And Destroyer Amendments
The House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee approved and reported its mark of the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization act to the full committee on Wednesday after adding a series of […]
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Navy/USMC
HASC Seapower Mark Directs Design Maturity, DDG(X) Testing
A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel would direct design maturity in future shipbuilding programs and require the Navy use a land-based test site before building the next generation destroyer […]
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HASC May Allows Cruiser Retirements, Adding Second Destroyer And Multiyear Authority
A House panel may allow the Navy to retire aging cruisers while it is also recommending adding a second destroyer to the Navy’s fiscal year 2022 budget and authorizing another […]
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BAE Wins $117 Million Contract To Build LRASM Seekers
BAE Systems said Monday it received a $117 million contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to produce new missile seekers for the latter’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). BAE said this […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Conducts SM-6 Missile Raid Intercept Test
The Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) over the weekend fired four Standard Missile (SM)-6 Dual II missiles against a raid of two short-range ballistic missile targets, successfully intercepting at […]
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Navy Official Calls SSN(X) The ‘Ultimate Apex Predator’
A Navy official this week called the next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, SSN(X), an apex predator that will combine the best capability and technologies from three earlier designs. “We are looking […]
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VTG Awarded Contract To Install ODIN Laser Weapons On Five More Destroyers
The Navy awarded VTG a contract worth $9 million to install and integrate the Navy’s new dazzling directed energy laser on five more Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The company said the […]
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Kilby Says LCS-7 And 9 ‘Might’ Have Future After Divestment
A Navy official on Wednesday said two of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) the Navy proposed divesting of in the latest budget request could be used in reserve or sold […]
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CNO Says Final Ford Elevators Delivered By End Of Year, Identifies Lessons learned
This week the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) provided an update on the status of the USS Gerald R. Ford, its delayed Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs), and lessons learned from […]
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Navy Officials Explain Plan To Close Fighter Gap Early
Last week Navy officials told a House panel how the service plans to close the current strike fighter shortfall years earlier than previously planned via a set of fleet structure […]
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