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Navy Considering Newport News Shipbuilding’s Future
Is the day coming when Newport News Shipbuilding will no longer have a monopoly on building the Navy’s aircraft carriers?
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Federal Drive – Defense Reform Consensus
Nearly 40 defense think-tank experts urge the Pentagon to consider a long list of reforms. They agree that base closures, changes to the DoD civilian workforce and military compensation reform are essential to maintaining a strong national defense over the long term. Todd Harrison is senior fellow for Defense studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He coordinated the latest letter, and joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to elaborate on what's inside it.
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Analysts Call for Bipartisan US Budget Reform
WASHINGTON — A group of 38 defense analysts and former US Department of Defense officials from across the ideological spectrum are calling for “bold action” on the Pentagon’s budget.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Using Navy to Send Message to US
Iran’s seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged MV Maresk Tigris is the latest example of the powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps flexing their influence, experts tell FoxNews.com.
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In A2/AD Showcase, Iranian Navy Sinks Nimitz Carrier Mock-Up
This week, Iranian television broadcasted a video showing the destruction of a U.S. warship replica near Larak Island, close to the strategically vital entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, during a recent military exercise by the country’s elite Revolutionary Guard. The military exercise, codenamed “Great Prophet 9,” was conducted by the naval branch of the Revolutionary Guard Corps and was meant to showcase Iran’s anti-access/anti-denial (A2/AD) capabilities.
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Navy Moving Closer to Acquiring Devastating Ship-Killing Stealth Missiles
Top defense contractors are poised to compete in a major industry battle to develop autonomous missiles for the U.S. Navy that can kill enemy ships at sea and demolish air-defense radar sites inland.
