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US Navy conducts first of three blasts in carrier Gerald R. Ford shock trials
The U.S. Navy conducted the first of three in-water blasts near first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, kicking off the full-ship shock trials process on a nuclear-powered carrier for the first time in 34 years.
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German government ups the pressure in $1.1B Poseidon purchase petition
As is the case with other large military investments awaiting a decision, the aircraft acquisition would exceed current budget projections here.
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Navy releases long-range shipbuilding plan that drops emphasis on 355 ships, lays out fleet design priorities
The Navy submitted an abbreviated update to its shipbuilding plans steps back from the focus on 355 ships and instead lays out priorities for a future distributed naval force.
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Lawmakers crunching the numbers on potential surface Navy additions to FY22 spending plan
Lawmakers are unhappy the Navy both requested to decommission seven cruisers and cut its planned two-destroyer buy down to one in its fiscal 2022 spending request.
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Lawmakers push to boost Missile Defense Agency budget second year in a row
Another push in Congress to inject funding into the Missile Defense Agency’s budget is afoot.
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Lawmakers are worried about the US Navy’s spending plan and a near-term China threat
The Navy’s FY22 spending plans met resistance from lawmakers who worry that it doesn’t preserve enough force structure for a near-term fight with China and that it doesn’t invest enough in growing the fleet.
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Classified Navy JADC2 budget plan has a few spending hints
Experts pointed out signs of the service’s joint war-fighting spending priorities and weighed in on possible reasons for the secrecy.
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Biden returns $26M in border wall money to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, will use the $26 million to address numerous safety violations in one of its buildings.
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Cost of US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector breaches Nunn-McCurdy law
The cost of a ship replacement program has risen enough to breach cost thresholds, but Navy says the program has stabilized.
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Small drone biz Vanilla Unmanned has big plans for the US Navy
Vanilla Unmanned, a small business that was featured in an April naval drill, promises “world-record endurance, unmatched payload, and then a disruptive cost profile” in its Group 3 UAV that it hopes will change how the Navy thinks about unmanned aircraft.
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US Navy conducts first of three blasts in carrier Gerald R. Ford shock trials
The U.S. Navy conducted the first of three in-water blasts near first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, kicking off the full-ship shock trials process on a nuclear-powered carrier for the first time in 34 years.
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German government ups the pressure in $1.1B Poseidon purchase petition
As is the case with other large military investments awaiting a decision, the aircraft acquisition would exceed current budget projections here.
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Navy releases long-range shipbuilding plan that drops emphasis on 355 ships, lays out fleet design priorities
The Navy submitted an abbreviated update to its shipbuilding plans steps back from the focus on 355 ships and instead lays out priorities for a future distributed naval force.
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Lawmakers crunching the numbers on potential surface Navy additions to FY22 spending plan
Lawmakers are unhappy the Navy both requested to decommission seven cruisers and cut its planned two-destroyer buy down to one in its fiscal 2022 spending request.
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Lawmakers push to boost Missile Defense Agency budget second year in a row
Another push in Congress to inject funding into the Missile Defense Agency’s budget is afoot.
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Lawmakers are worried about the US Navy’s spending plan and a near-term China threat
The Navy’s FY22 spending plans met resistance from lawmakers who worry that it doesn’t preserve enough force structure for a near-term fight with China and that it doesn’t invest enough in growing the fleet.
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Classified Navy JADC2 budget plan has a few spending hints
Experts pointed out signs of the service’s joint war-fighting spending priorities and weighed in on possible reasons for the secrecy.
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Biden returns $26M in border wall money to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, will use the $26 million to address numerous safety violations in one of its buildings.
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Cost of US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector breaches Nunn-McCurdy law
The cost of a ship replacement program has risen enough to breach cost thresholds, but Navy says the program has stabilized.
-
Small drone biz Vanilla Unmanned has big plans for the US Navy
Vanilla Unmanned, a small business that was featured in an April naval drill, promises “world-record endurance, unmatched payload, and then a disruptive cost profile” in its Group 3 UAV that it hopes will change how the Navy thinks about unmanned aircraft.
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US Navy conducts first of three blasts in carrier Gerald R. Ford shock trials
The U.S. Navy conducted the first of three in-water blasts near first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, kicking off the full-ship shock trials process on a nuclear-powered carrier for the first time in 34 years.
-
German government ups the pressure in $1.1B Poseidon purchase petition
As is the case with other large military investments awaiting a decision, the aircraft acquisition would exceed current budget projections here.
-
Navy releases long-range shipbuilding plan that drops emphasis on 355 ships, lays out fleet design priorities
The Navy submitted an abbreviated update to its shipbuilding plans steps back from the focus on 355 ships and instead lays out priorities for a future distributed naval force.
-
Lawmakers crunching the numbers on potential surface Navy additions to FY22 spending plan
Lawmakers are unhappy the Navy both requested to decommission seven cruisers and cut its planned two-destroyer buy down to one in its fiscal 2022 spending request.
-
Lawmakers push to boost Missile Defense Agency budget second year in a row
Another push in Congress to inject funding into the Missile Defense Agency’s budget is afoot.
-
Lawmakers are worried about the US Navy’s spending plan and a near-term China threat
The Navy’s FY22 spending plans met resistance from lawmakers who worry that it doesn’t preserve enough force structure for a near-term fight with China and that it doesn’t invest enough in growing the fleet.
-
Classified Navy JADC2 budget plan has a few spending hints
Experts pointed out signs of the service’s joint war-fighting spending priorities and weighed in on possible reasons for the secrecy.
-
Biden returns $26M in border wall money to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, will use the $26 million to address numerous safety violations in one of its buildings.
-
Cost of US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector breaches Nunn-McCurdy law
The cost of a ship replacement program has risen enough to breach cost thresholds, but Navy says the program has stabilized.
-
Small drone biz Vanilla Unmanned has big plans for the US Navy
Vanilla Unmanned, a small business that was featured in an April naval drill, promises “world-record endurance, unmatched payload, and then a disruptive cost profile” in its Group 3 UAV that it hopes will change how the Navy thinks about unmanned aircraft.
