Navy Adopts Hybrid-Electric Amphibious Assault Ships

Navy Adopts Hybrid-Electric Amphibious Assault Ships

The U.S. Navy is incorporating fuel-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion technology onto several of its next-generation big-deck amphibious assault ships, the service’s top civilian said. The USS America (LHA-6) and the USS Tripoli (LHA-7) are part of what the Navy calls its now-in-development America-class amphibious assault ships designed with, among other things, a larger deck space to […]

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Pentagon Seeks $10 Billion Shift for War Costs

Pentagon Seeks $10 Billion Shift for War Costs

The move would fund shortfalls in war-related costs, including removing equipment from Afghanistan, by decreasing funding for ground combat vehicles, helicopters, aircraft, radios and network systems, among other items.

Navy Freezes Funding for Challenge Coins

Navy Freezes Funding for Challenge Coins

Navy officials put the squeeze on command coins as the service tries to pinch pennies in light of budget cuts associated with seqeustration.

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Aegis BMD System Intercepts Mock Warhead

Aegis BMD System Intercepts Mock Warhead

The MDA and the Navy’s Aegis BMD successfully intercepted a mock-warhead above the earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean May 15.

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Army Defends Intel System After Spat Between Odierno and Hunter

Army Defends Intel System After Spat Between Odierno and Hunter

The three-day demonstration comes just weeks after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno and Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., sparred during a congressional hearing over the effectiveness of the system.

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C-27J Reemerges Despite AF’s Boneyard Plans

C-27J Reemerges Despite AF’s Boneyard Plans

Air Force issues request for proposals to procure more of the controversial cargo aircraft despite plans to send the C-27J fleet to the boneyard.

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