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Some lawmakers back Marines in disagreement over Navy amphib force
The two top lawmakers on the HASC seapower subcommittee want to continue LPD amphibious ship construction, which the Marine Corps supports but the Navy wants to cancel.
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Navy, Marines push ‘campaigning forward’ strategy as vital to deterring China
The Navy and Marines say “campaigning forward,” or being a constant presence where the enemy wants to be operating, will be an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression.
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Laser weapons development should involve multiple suppliers, says Northrop
A modular approach to laser weapon development that encourages companies to specialize in individual subsystems rather than the whole integrated product could help the Pentagon expand the industrial base for these kinds of future weapons technologies.
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US Navy reveals ships facing potential decommissioning next year
The Navy wants to decommission 24 ships in 2023. Eight are at the end of their planned lives, but 16 would be retired early and will require a waiver and congressional approval.
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Marines’ 2023 wish list includes funding a ship the Navy plans to cancel
The Marine Corps’ top item on its spending wish list is funding for LPD-33, even though the Navy announced earlier in the week it would end the LPD production line at hull 32.
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US Navy wants long-range missiles, more maintenance money in wish list
The Navy doesn’t want to buy more ships in FY23, even if more money is made available. It wants more funding for ship and plane maintenance as well as spare parts, and for long-range weapons to use in the Pacific theater.
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Raytheon wins SPY-6 radar contract worth up to $3.2 billion
The Navy awarded Raytheon a contract worth up to $3.16 billion to provide radars for as many as 31 destroyers, frigates, aircraft carriers and amphibious ships over the next five years.
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US Navy to terminate DART sonar development with Raytheon
The Navy will end its work with Raytheon Technologies developing a sonar for littoral combat ships and the frigates, and the service will instead buy a sonar already in use by several navies around the globe.
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Russia, first in the headlines, is Pentagon’s No. 2 challenge
The Biden administration’s new defense strategy makes clear China is still the Pentagon’s bigger focus.
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US Navy seeks to end San Antonio-class ship production, reducing fleet by 8 amphibious hulls
The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal 2023 budget request.
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Some lawmakers back Marines in disagreement over Navy amphib force
The two top lawmakers on the HASC seapower subcommittee want to continue LPD amphibious ship construction, which the Marine Corps supports but the Navy wants to cancel.
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Navy, Marines push ‘campaigning forward’ strategy as vital to deterring China
The Navy and Marines say “campaigning forward,” or being a constant presence where the enemy wants to be operating, will be an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression.
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Laser weapons development should involve multiple suppliers, says Northrop
A modular approach to laser weapon development that encourages companies to specialize in individual subsystems rather than the whole integrated product could help the Pentagon expand the industrial base for these kinds of future weapons technologies.
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US Navy reveals ships facing potential decommissioning next year
The Navy wants to decommission 24 ships in 2023. Eight are at the end of their planned lives, but 16 would be retired early and will require a waiver and congressional approval.
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Marines’ 2023 wish list includes funding a ship the Navy plans to cancel
The Marine Corps’ top item on its spending wish list is funding for LPD-33, even though the Navy announced earlier in the week it would end the LPD production line at hull 32.
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US Navy wants long-range missiles, more maintenance money in wish list
The Navy doesn’t want to buy more ships in FY23, even if more money is made available. It wants more funding for ship and plane maintenance as well as spare parts, and for long-range weapons to use in the Pacific theater.
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Raytheon wins SPY-6 radar contract worth up to $3.2 billion
The Navy awarded Raytheon a contract worth up to $3.16 billion to provide radars for as many as 31 destroyers, frigates, aircraft carriers and amphibious ships over the next five years.
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US Navy to terminate DART sonar development with Raytheon
The Navy will end its work with Raytheon Technologies developing a sonar for littoral combat ships and the frigates, and the service will instead buy a sonar already in use by several navies around the globe.
-
Russia, first in the headlines, is Pentagon’s No. 2 challenge
The Biden administration’s new defense strategy makes clear China is still the Pentagon’s bigger focus.
-
US Navy seeks to end San Antonio-class ship production, reducing fleet by 8 amphibious hulls
The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal 2023 budget request.
-
Some lawmakers back Marines in disagreement over Navy amphib force
The two top lawmakers on the HASC seapower subcommittee want to continue LPD amphibious ship construction, which the Marine Corps supports but the Navy wants to cancel.
-
Navy, Marines push ‘campaigning forward’ strategy as vital to deterring China
The Navy and Marines say “campaigning forward,” or being a constant presence where the enemy wants to be operating, will be an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression.
-
Laser weapons development should involve multiple suppliers, says Northrop
A modular approach to laser weapon development that encourages companies to specialize in individual subsystems rather than the whole integrated product could help the Pentagon expand the industrial base for these kinds of future weapons technologies.
-
US Navy reveals ships facing potential decommissioning next year
The Navy wants to decommission 24 ships in 2023. Eight are at the end of their planned lives, but 16 would be retired early and will require a waiver and congressional approval.
-
Marines’ 2023 wish list includes funding a ship the Navy plans to cancel
The Marine Corps’ top item on its spending wish list is funding for LPD-33, even though the Navy announced earlier in the week it would end the LPD production line at hull 32.
-
US Navy wants long-range missiles, more maintenance money in wish list
The Navy doesn’t want to buy more ships in FY23, even if more money is made available. It wants more funding for ship and plane maintenance as well as spare parts, and for long-range weapons to use in the Pacific theater.
-
Raytheon wins SPY-6 radar contract worth up to $3.2 billion
The Navy awarded Raytheon a contract worth up to $3.16 billion to provide radars for as many as 31 destroyers, frigates, aircraft carriers and amphibious ships over the next five years.
-
US Navy to terminate DART sonar development with Raytheon
The Navy will end its work with Raytheon Technologies developing a sonar for littoral combat ships and the frigates, and the service will instead buy a sonar already in use by several navies around the globe.
-
Russia, first in the headlines, is Pentagon’s No. 2 challenge
The Biden administration’s new defense strategy makes clear China is still the Pentagon’s bigger focus.
-
US Navy seeks to end San Antonio-class ship production, reducing fleet by 8 amphibious hulls
The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal 2023 budget request.



