A continuing resolution authorizing a dual-block buy of Littoral Combat Ships is on its way to the president’s desk following a vote to pass the bill in the House last night.
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A continuing resolution authorizing a dual-block buy of Littoral Combat Ships is on its way to the president’s desk following a vote to pass the bill in the House last night.
The Senate Majority Leader has introduced a continuing resolution that would approve the dual-block-buy approach for the Littoral Combat Ship.
The Senate Appropriations Committee's recently completed omnibus appropriations package includes one more short take-off and landing Joint Strike Fighter variant and one more carrier variant than the defense bill the panel proposed earlier this year, as well as one more Littoral Combat Ship.
A bill authorizing the Navy's proposed dual-block buy of Littoral Combat Ships passed the House of Representatives by voice vote this morning, but is likely to face stiff opposition from the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), incoming head of the House Armed Services Committee, today threw his weight behind both the Marine Corps version of the Joint Strike Fighter and the F-35's second engine.
Lockheed Martin-Marinette Marine and Austal USA have officially agreed to extend their price guarantees for the Littoral Combat Ship until Dec. 30, giving Congress more time to pass legislation approving the Navy's dual-block buy plan, according to an announcement the service released this morning.
The Navy successfully broke its previous record for highest-joule projectile shot with the Electromagnetic Rail Gun, part of its vision for future high-tech ship weaponry, at Dahlgren today.
Due to unexpected cost increases, the Coast Guard has been forced to dip into long-lead materials for its fifth National Security Cutter to pay for NSC-4, and may be forced to deal with operational gaps with both the NSC and Offshore Patrol Cutter, according to an acquisition official.
The Government Accountability Office is concerned that the Defense Department's requirement for Joint High Speed Vessels may outstrip the demand in even the most intense scenarios, according to a report released Wednesday.
The Government Accountability Office has greeted the Navy's new dual-buy strategy for the Littoral Combat Ship with a healthy degree of skepticism, according to a report released today.
While new program starts are in a holding pattern until a defense authorization bill is passed by Congress, the Navy is preparing to launch its medium-range unmanned aerial system, a follow-on to the Fire Scout, by plucking what it needs from previously approved initial capabilities documents for other platforms, according to an official.
Austal USA and Lockheed Martin-Marinette Marine have proposed per-platform prices for Littoral Combat Ships that fall somewhere between $220 million and the $480 million price cap set by earlier legislation, according to the lawmaker who put forward a bill to authorize the purchase of ships from both.
The Congressional Research Service has expressed concerns about how quickly a decision about the new dual-buy approach for the Littoral Combat Ship has been foisted on Congress, according to a new report written by analyst Ronald O'Rourke.
Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS), outgoing head of the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee, has introduced a bill that would approve the Navy's proposed dual-block buy of the Littoral Combat Ship.
The Navy's hope of a dual-buy strategy for the Littoral Combat Ship program isn't dead yet, despite the passage of a continuing resolution without it, according to the service.
The Coast Guard today awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth about $480 million for the fourth National Security Cutter.
The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is looking to test whether insurgents, especially those in Iraq, could find ways to disrupt U.S. communications in a combat zone by using equipment found on the Internet, according to a solicitation posted on Federal Business Opportunities.
The Navy is considering awarding both Austal USA and Lockheed Martin-Marinette Marine 10-ship buys for the Littoral Combat Ship, a service official said today.
The new commandant of the Marine Corps today presented a vision of the service focused far more on light-on-their-feet Marines fighting in small wars than on full-scale combat.
The Navy's energy strategy, which came out this month and was obtained by Inside the Pentagon, takes a closer look at improving fuel efficiency for aircraft.