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Giulia Bernacchi • The Defense Post

GE Aerospace to Supply Engines for Two US Navy Flight III Destroyers

GE Aerospace has received orders for eight LM2500 marine gas turbines to power two future US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers...

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Mark Montgomery • Defense News

On American Destroyers, Avoid a Self-Inflicted Wound in Spain

Sometimes friends behave badly. When that happens, it is not smart to hurt yourself in retaliation for the friend’s bad behavior....

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Heather Mongilio • USNI News

First Flight II San Antonio-class Amphib Completes Builder’s Trials

The first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock completed builder’s sea trials over the weekend...

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Naval News Navy • Global Defense News

U.S. Navy Expands Unmanned Mine Hunting

The U.S. Navy is expanding its unmanned mine countermeasures capabilities...

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William D. Hartung • The National Interest

How the Iran War Compounded the U.S. Navy’s Maintenance Crisis

According to former Naval Commander Bryan Clark, maintenance times for Navy combat ships involved in the Iran War could double because of long,...

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Joe Saballa • NextGenDefense

BAE’s New Launcher Lets Warships Deploy and Replenish Missiles at Sea

BAE Systems has completed the first live-fire test of a new deck-mounted missile launcher designed to give U.S. Navy ships another way to deploy and...

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Mark Thompson • Responsible Statecraft

Why Is the Navy Spending $19 Billion on ‘Flying Gas Stations’?

The military flies ever closer to getting a carrier-based drone to refuel its carrier-based warplanes...

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CDR Salamander • CDR Salamander

When Your Navy is too Small, the Bill Comes Due Bigly

...there is always a hangover after the party......

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Heather Mongilio • USNI News

Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years

It will take a couple years before deployment lengths shift from the extended 10-11 months back to the normal seven...

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CDR Salamander • CDR Salamander

Old & Busted: Loyal Wingman - New Hotness: Loyal Escort

...a moral response to an immoral fleet design......

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