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Navy Eyes Streamlined Approach To EFV Replacement Plan

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Friday, February 18th, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz The Navy plans to blend its legacy modernization work and new platform development plans for its amphibious combat vehicle fleet into a single effort, in an attempt to expedite the service's transition into the follow-on to its canceled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program. The plan, according to Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley, will be to place management of the service's ongoing life extension work on the Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle, oversight of additional buys of the…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

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‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]