The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Shift To Mayport. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has announced that the homeport for first amphibious ready group (ARG) ship will be relocated to Naval Station Mayport in Florida. Mabus says the USS New York (LPD-21) amphibious transport dock ship will arrive in Mayport from its current homeport of Norfolk in the last quarter of 2013. The New York will be followed by the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) and USS…
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The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]
Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers
The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]
Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]
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