March 28, 2024

Smallest Navy Since 1915?

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Senator Graham said, “We’re taking the military budget under sequestration cuts down to the smallest Army since 1940 and the smallest Navy since 1915.”

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Wind Farm Nears Final Vote

Somerset County execs will meet October 28 and likely vote on the wind farm draft ordinance before submitting it to County Commissioners by November 3.

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Navy’s ISR Balancing Act

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The Navy is challenged by intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) options including the MQ-4C Triton, P-8 Poseidon and the planned UCLASS.

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Cove Point LNG Project Approved

Construction of the Dominion Resources liquefied natural gas export project in Cove Point was approved by US federal regulators on Monday.

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UAV Pilots Suffer From Stress

UCAS on carriers

UAV operators are not physically in danger but new research is finding they suffer some of the same emotional strains of war that ground forces face.

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F-35 Combat Ready by Mid-2015?

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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is on track to conduct trials aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in November and could be combat ready by mid-2015.

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Navy May Cut Triton Buy

The unmanned MQ-4C Triton aircraft’s improved reliability could lead the Navy to buy fewer of the UAVs than the 68 it now has on order.

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Navy Targets ISIS in Syria

Two Navy aircraft carriers launched 47 Tomahawk missiles and Navy fighters were also involved in the strike on ISIS along with other US aircraft.

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GAO Calls F-35 “Not Affordable”

Draft report says the F-35’s long-term costs may be substantially higher than those of the existing F/A-18, F-15, F-16 and Harrier combat aircraft fleets.

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MQ-4C Triton Arrives at Pax

An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived at NAS Pax River with 2 more expected in the next few weeks.

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