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The third Ford-class aircraft carrier is due to be delivered a year and a half late, on top of the government pushing back procurement of another future carrier by two […] ...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to pick the winner of the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) hypersonic defense system soon and reduce research and development funds thanks to co-development with […] ...
HII UUVs. HII unveiled its new REMUS 130 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at the Oceanology International 2024 conference on March 12. The company said it is built on the same […] ...
The Navy’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 shipbuilding request documents confirm delivery of the service’s first new Constellation-class frigate will be delayed over a year from last year’s forecast. The documents […] ...
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) fiscal year 2025 budget request is for $10.4 billion, $500 million less than the $10.9 billion requested in FY ‘24. For the first time in […] ...
The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget request provides more details on the newest amphibious ship it will start procuring, the Medium landing Ship (LSM). The service plans to procure the […] ...