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US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers
The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates.
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Naval
Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations
The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.
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Next Indonesian president may be boon to military buildup, expert says
It appears Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesia's next president.
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V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training
The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.
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Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design
The Navy and Marine Corps will move forward with the current Flight II LPD amphibious ship design, rather than a scaled-down, cheaper one DoD pushed for.
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Overmatch networking now installed on 3 carrier strike groups
"We're not just experimenting for the sake of experimenting," said Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, commander of the Third Fleet.
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Opinion
Rearming US Navy ships at sea is no longer an option, but a necessity
Fortunately, rearming VLS cells at sea is not an impossible engineering problem.
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Turkey makes changes to planned TF-2000 air defense ship
Turkey’s navy has unveiled changes to its planned air defense vessel and shared details on the ship’s armaments.
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Navy’s surface readiness groups expand waterfront influence
Surface readiness groups are meant to usher ships through maintenance and basic training, as well as provide other assistance and oversight.
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How US Navy leaders see power evolving at ‘dawn of the information age’
The U.S. Navy championed digital weaponry as the decider of future fights in its inaugural cyber strategy, published in November.
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Netherlands plans four new air-defense frigates
The current Zeven Provinciën-class frigates came into service between 2002 and 2005 and would need to be replaced in the 2030s.
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Continuing resolution could degrade training for future fights
The U.S. military would have to make sacrifices to exercises around the globe if Congress fails to pass an FY24 budget, officials warn.
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Indian committee OKs $4 billion buy of BrahMos missiles, more tech
The acquisition package includes cruise missiles, air defense weapons, surveillance radars and fighter jet engines.
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Navy expeditionary forces eye counter-drone, offensive unmanned ops
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command is considering its future -- and that might include offensive drone operations.
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Senate confirms Paparo as new INDOPACOM commander
The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night.
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Australia to more than double naval surface fleet, grow defense budget
The Royal Australian Navy will have its largest fleet since the end of World War II if it implements recommendations from a new independent review.
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Continuing resolution would slow military modernization, services warn
The Navy, for example, would have $26 billion in the wrong places, and would need Congress to approve $13 billion in formal reprogrammings.
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