The Navy will award the next low-rate initial production contract for the Marine Corps’ new heavy lift helicopter in the “coming weeks,” according to the service’s acquisition chief.
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April 10, 2019 |
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April 10, 2019 |
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Congress recently approved the Pentagon’s request to shift $600 million from Pakistan security support to the Air Force and Marine Corps so the two services can begin fixing bases damaged during hurricanes.
April 10, 2019 |
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The Navy in February signed a $6.5 million contract with five companies to begin modeling and simulation efforts of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, according to a Navy spokesman.
April 09, 2019 |
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House defense authorizers are questioning the roles and funding for U.S. special operations forces under the new National Defense Strategy, with a top Republican questioning whether the Pentagon is "truly building the force of the future."
April 09, 2019 |
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The Navy will send Congress a legislative proposal to allow for a fifth assistant secretary position, according to the service's top civilian.
April 09, 2019 |
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An incremental upgrade to the Defense Department's air-launched, anti-surface missile is scheduled to achieve initial operational capability in fiscal year 2022, according to a Navy spokeswoman.
April 08, 2019 |
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The Navy's cost estimate for the Columbia-class submarine is “not reliable,” and an independent assessment of the procurement price may not be ready in time to inform the fiscal year 2021 budget request, according to a new government watchdog report.
April 08, 2019 |
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Congress recently approved the Pentagon’s request to shift $600 million from Pakistan security support to the Air Force and Marine Corps so the two services can begin fixing bases damaged during hurricanes.
April 05, 2019 |
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The Navy and Marine Corps are assessing more than 80 emerging technologies along with new concepts of operation in a 10-day exercise across numerous locations that aims to vet potential combat capabilities as part of the services' effort to expedite fielding of new weapons and ways to fight, according to the services.
April 05, 2019 |
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The Navy has expanded its cruise missile strategy to include “all non-nuclear offensive strike missiles” at around the same time it has completed an analysis of alternatives that will inform the service's next generation of strike capabilities.
April 04, 2019 |
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The Defense Department is anticipating enhanced cybersecurity requirements for contractors working on critical technologies will be published by the National Institute for Standards and Technology in approximately 60 days, according to a DOD official.
April 04, 2019 |
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The Joint Strike Fighter is on track to meet its 80 percent mission-capable rate requirement by the end of 2019, according to the F-35 program executive officer.
April 04, 2019 |
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The Missile Defense Agency has pushed back plans for a new Pacific Radar by two years -- delaying all key milestones for a new sensor needed to plug holes in the U.S. military's ability to track projected future North Korean long-range rockets during the midcourse of flight -- while also trimming planned five-year spending on the project from $1 billion to $764 million.
April 04, 2019 |
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If Turkey were removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter supply chain, the program office expects there would be a slowdown of parts to the three production lines within three months time, resulting in between 50 and 75 aircraft being delivered late over a two-year period.
April 04, 2019 |
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The Navy is evaluating how unmanned vessels will factor into the fleet and expects to issue a new requirement for autonomous ships, according to a senior service official.
April 03, 2019 |
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One of the leading congressional proponents of the movement to create a new Space Force told Pentagon leadership today there are major issues with DOD's legislative proposal.
April 03, 2019 |
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The Navy in August will begin retrofitting a new cabin-pressure altimeter on more than 1,000 F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets, one of several modifications intended to prevent physiological episodes in pilots.
April 03, 2019 |
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The Pentagon is lining up the transfer of a second former Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam as part of a push for closer security ties with the nation, but Hanoi's financial limitations and legacy of using Russian weapons puts constraints on potential arms sales, according to current and former U.S. officials.
April 03, 2019 |
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The Overseas Contingency Operations account was introduced in 2009 to fund wars abroad, meant to give the Pentagon greater flexibility to pay for unexpected costs.
April 01, 2019 |
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The Navy is accelerating its research and development to counter commercially available unmanned aircraft systems, and is partnering with the Defense Digital Service to do it, according to a March 28 memo obtained by Inside Defense.
