Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCTwo LCS MCM Programs Finish Integration Tests
The Navy successfully finished shipboard integration testing of the Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) and Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) on board the USS Independence (LCS-2) on Jan. 14, Naval […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps To Acquire Additional Units For New Night Vision Goggles
The Marine Corps said Tuesday it has grown its acquisition strategy for its next-generation night vision goggles with a plan to purchase an additional 1,300 units ahead of the imminent […]
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Navy/USMCOfficial: DDG-51 Successfully Tested AMDR 14 Times
The manager of the Navy’s DDG-51 program said last week the Raytheon [RTN] AN/SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radars (AMDR) going on new Block III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are proceeding […]
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Navy/USMCNew Frigate Follow-On Ships Expected To Cost Near $800 Million
The Navy’s program manager for the new FFG(X) future frigate program said the service expects the follow-on units to cost close to $800 million. “We started closer to the $950 […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Sets $14 Billion For Modernization In FY ’20 Budget Request
The Marine Corps is set to request $14 billion for modernization efforts in its fiscal year 2020 budget request, a senior official said Wednesday, with leadership emphasizing a need to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looking For Two CHAMP Hulls: People and Volume
The Navy is planning to design and field two hulls under the Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-Mission Platform (CHAMP) program to fulfill its five main missions. Last year, the Navy started […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps To Keep LAVs In Service Through 2030s With New Hardware Upgrades
The Marine Corps is looking to extend the service life of its Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) through the 2030s with a new $37.2 million task order to General Dynamics [GD] […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins Contract To Make First Two SEWIP Block 3 Units
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently awarded Northrop Grumman a $27.6 million modification for options to produce the first two low rate initial production (LRIP) AN/SLQ-32(V)Y Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement […]
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Navy/USMCLikely HASC Seapower Chair Expresses Concern Over Future Frigate Program
The Navy’s long-awaited future frigate program will be carefully scrutinized in the new House Armed Services Committee (HASC) seapower subcommittee, the likely new subcommittee chair said Jan. 16. Speaking at […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Sees Aegis Baseline 10 Backward Compatible, Expects HELIOS PDR in 2019
Lockheed Martin [LMT] officials said they are looking to backfit some features of Aegis Baseline 10 on to earlier models of destroyers and cruisers and separately expect to put its […]