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Marine aviation plan invests heavily in digital glue to connect far-flung forces
The Marine Corps wants to create the capability for all aircraft types — manned and unmanned — to contribute to a network that can gather and disseminate everything from voice to target-quality data in real time to forces in the air, on the ground or at sea.
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US Navy cuts deal to see Microsoft’s tools before they hit the market
The Naval Postgraduate School and Microsoft will collaborate on areas where rapid advancements in commercial technology like cloud computing and data fusion can address critical military needs.
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US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
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Marine Corps declares its heavy-lift helicopter operational
The Marines this month declared initial operational capability for its CH-53K King Stallion, after the heavy lift helo demonstrated not only its operational performance but the maturity of its training and logistics programs as well.
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Navy, Marines integrating expeditionary forces into traditional amphibious operations
The expeditionary warfare community is eyeing ways to bring all its forces to bear in future operations, with exercises combining Marines with special operations forces, mine countermeasures sailors and Seabees.
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Combined Maritime Forces establishes new naval group to patrol Red Sea region
U.S. 5th Fleet and the multinational Combined Maritime Forces are standing up a new task force for Red Sea region security, following the success of recent task forces in recent years.
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HII, known as a shipbuilder, pursues pivot to global defense tech company
HII wants to highlight its growing offerings in the unmanned, AI and big data areas, not just the large warships it’s known for building.
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Austal focuses on ship repair, supplying components while it awaits construction contracts
The Navy has gaps in its repair capacity and its supply base capacity. Austal has two production lines in need of work, after some shipbuilding programs were delayed. The company says it can adjust to meet Navy near-term needs in a mutually beneficial way.
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Textron drone deploys on US Navy destroyer as contractor-operated ISR node
Two 7th Fleet-based destroyers that don’t have their own helicopters will get to leverage Textron UAVs instead, to give the ships an organic air search capability.
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Marine Corps nearing initial operational capability for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter
The CH-53K is through all its required testing scenarios and is working through ticking off the final boxes before the Marine Corps can declare it operational.
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Marine aviation plan invests heavily in digital glue to connect far-flung forces
The Marine Corps wants to create the capability for all aircraft types — manned and unmanned — to contribute to a network that can gather and disseminate everything from voice to target-quality data in real time to forces in the air, on the ground or at sea.
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US Navy cuts deal to see Microsoft’s tools before they hit the market
The Naval Postgraduate School and Microsoft will collaborate on areas where rapid advancements in commercial technology like cloud computing and data fusion can address critical military needs.
-
US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
-
Marine Corps declares its heavy-lift helicopter operational
The Marines this month declared initial operational capability for its CH-53K King Stallion, after the heavy lift helo demonstrated not only its operational performance but the maturity of its training and logistics programs as well.
-
Navy, Marines integrating expeditionary forces into traditional amphibious operations
The expeditionary warfare community is eyeing ways to bring all its forces to bear in future operations, with exercises combining Marines with special operations forces, mine countermeasures sailors and Seabees.
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Combined Maritime Forces establishes new naval group to patrol Red Sea region
U.S. 5th Fleet and the multinational Combined Maritime Forces are standing up a new task force for Red Sea region security, following the success of recent task forces in recent years.
-
HII, known as a shipbuilder, pursues pivot to global defense tech company
HII wants to highlight its growing offerings in the unmanned, AI and big data areas, not just the large warships it’s known for building.
-
Austal focuses on ship repair, supplying components while it awaits construction contracts
The Navy has gaps in its repair capacity and its supply base capacity. Austal has two production lines in need of work, after some shipbuilding programs were delayed. The company says it can adjust to meet Navy near-term needs in a mutually beneficial way.
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Textron drone deploys on US Navy destroyer as contractor-operated ISR node
Two 7th Fleet-based destroyers that don’t have their own helicopters will get to leverage Textron UAVs instead, to give the ships an organic air search capability.
-
Marine Corps nearing initial operational capability for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter
The CH-53K is through all its required testing scenarios and is working through ticking off the final boxes before the Marine Corps can declare it operational.
-
Marine aviation plan invests heavily in digital glue to connect far-flung forces
The Marine Corps wants to create the capability for all aircraft types — manned and unmanned — to contribute to a network that can gather and disseminate everything from voice to target-quality data in real time to forces in the air, on the ground or at sea.
-
US Navy cuts deal to see Microsoft’s tools before they hit the market
The Naval Postgraduate School and Microsoft will collaborate on areas where rapid advancements in commercial technology like cloud computing and data fusion can address critical military needs.
-
US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
-
Marine Corps declares its heavy-lift helicopter operational
The Marines this month declared initial operational capability for its CH-53K King Stallion, after the heavy lift helo demonstrated not only its operational performance but the maturity of its training and logistics programs as well.
-
Navy, Marines integrating expeditionary forces into traditional amphibious operations
The expeditionary warfare community is eyeing ways to bring all its forces to bear in future operations, with exercises combining Marines with special operations forces, mine countermeasures sailors and Seabees.
-
Combined Maritime Forces establishes new naval group to patrol Red Sea region
U.S. 5th Fleet and the multinational Combined Maritime Forces are standing up a new task force for Red Sea region security, following the success of recent task forces in recent years.
-
HII, known as a shipbuilder, pursues pivot to global defense tech company
HII wants to highlight its growing offerings in the unmanned, AI and big data areas, not just the large warships it’s known for building.
-
Austal focuses on ship repair, supplying components while it awaits construction contracts
The Navy has gaps in its repair capacity and its supply base capacity. Austal has two production lines in need of work, after some shipbuilding programs were delayed. The company says it can adjust to meet Navy near-term needs in a mutually beneficial way.
-
Textron drone deploys on US Navy destroyer as contractor-operated ISR node
Two 7th Fleet-based destroyers that don’t have their own helicopters will get to leverage Textron UAVs instead, to give the ships an organic air search capability.
-
Marine Corps nearing initial operational capability for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter
The CH-53K is through all its required testing scenarios and is working through ticking off the final boxes before the Marine Corps can declare it operational.



