The Marine Corps will begin a non-lethal weapons
capabilities-based assessment in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 because
a previous analysis is outdated, according to a service official.641 words
The Navy is revisiting a plan begun in the 1990s to make ship
bows more hydrodynamic, thereby reducing fuel consumption, as fuel prices
continue to rise and the potential savings become greater.1074 words
The Navy likely will face a choice between the highly capable
but pricey V-22 Osprey and buying more of the legacy C-2 Greyhound airplanes
that serve the fleet today as it mulls the best way to replace the aging fleet
of Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft over the next decade.761 words
While the Army and the Marine Corps have awarded three
contracts for the next phase of development for the Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle, the losing bidders may still have a chance, according to terms set by
the government.1125 words
The Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 successfully began its integrated testing, being retargeted after launch and hitting a large moving ship as instructed. The Raytheon-made weapon was launched from a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet with its initial target being a small moving ship; prior to launch, weapon control was handed off to a second Super Hornet, and post-launch that second aircraft redirected the JSOW C-1 to its new target.
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The Navy hopes to release a request for proposals by the end of this year for the Unmanned Influence Sweep System, an unmanned surface vehicle that will serve as a key part of Increment 3 of the Littoral Combat Ship's mine countermeasures mission package, according to a spokeswoman.
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The Navy is working with the House Appropriations Committee
to come to an agreement on funding for repairs to the attack submarine Miami
(SSN-755), with a new cost estimate released last week putting the work at $450
million.498 words
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert established
a Littoral Combat Ship Council last week to oversee the ship class's transition
from testing to fleet integration after a number of recent studies and
exercises yielded valuable data and lessons learned.622 words
As reducing the fuel consumption of ships is increasingly
debated in terms of both financial costs as well as fuel's role in combat
capability, the Navy is looking at new ways to get energy considerations into
budget and acquisition discussions and hopes to continue funneling more advanced
ideas through the research and development community.1219 words
Formal qualification testing for the Mobile User Objective
System waveform will not wrap up until October, which is about a one month
delay, according to Joint Program Executive Office-Joint Tactical Radio System
spokesman Jeff Mercer.371 words
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos told reporters at the
Pentagon last week that he is meeting with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
program office less frequently than last year because the most pressing issues
for the program have been solved.454 words
Although the Marine Corps has finished an analysis of
alternatives for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, the head of the service told
reporters at the Pentagon last week that it is taking a second look at the
results before taking the requirements to Navy leadership and eventually the Office
of the Secretary of Defense.342 words
A Marine Corps war game uncovered "numerous gaps" in the
doctrine, concepts, capabilities and capacity needed to support joint military
operations against anti-access and area-denial threats, according to an
internal report.674 words
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos last week defended
plans to cut his service's force from 202,000 to 182,100 troops by 2016, noting
the prospect of more defense-spending cuts has not prompted the service to
draft plans for an even smaller force.373 words
The Navy is awaiting approval from the Federal Aviation Administration
for its first-ever effort to fly drones in the national airspace without using
visual observers or chase planes, according to officials working on the effort.693 words
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a
$58.5 million contract to begin Phase 2 development of a submarine hunter that
can operate without human involvement.307 words
As the military becomes better at detecting improvised
explosive devices, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization is
looking to industry for non-lethal interdiction solutions, according to an
official working with the organization.417 words
The Defense Department plans to sign a $1.2 billion deal with
Australia to jointly develop new capabilities for P-8A Poseidon aircraft in
response to evolving threats.714 words
The Air Force last week announced its intent to carry three
contractors through the next design phase of its Three-Dimensional
Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program, keeping alive the possibility that the
derivative of a system already funded by the Marine Corps could fill both
services' deployable radar requirements.1176 words
The Joint Light
Tactical Vehicle will be able to operate in the Asia-Pacific environment even
though the vehicle's requirements are not finalized, the head of the Marine
Corps told reporters at the Pentagon last week.329 words
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