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CV32: For anyone not already aware, this was the tragic crash that claimed the life of mil blogger Carroll LeFon (aka Neptunus Lex): From Flight Global [excerpt]

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From NavyTimes The first of two new prototype railguns is now firing bullets, moving the Navy’s long-held dream of fielding an electromagnetic weapon a step closer to reality.

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FY 2013 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System (PDF)

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Lockheed's AMDR

BBC News Story That's a Type 45, which is a lot more powerful than the T23 currently there...

From DefenseNews [excerpt] CV32: The 'black sheep' of the USAF family being sacrificed?

Source: Defense Budget - Priorities & Choices January 2012 (PDF is attached) Okay boys and girls, it looks like the final cuts to the US Defense budget have been made and it ain't pretty. Here's the mountain tops above 10,000ft version ... No Ford class CVN slip ... but the sub force won't get two VA class for a year. Marines won’t be happy with L class cuts/slips LCS and JHSV both got slammed pretty hard on the budget mat, with major program cuts. "To ensure sufficient resources to protect these strategic priorities, we will reduce the number of ships by slowing the pace of building new ships and by accelerating the retirement of some existing sh…

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