Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Leidos Starts Building New Small USV In Australia, Faster Variant Of Marine Corps ALPV
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday announced it has started work on an Australian-build of its Sea Archer small unmanned surface vessel (USV), based around being a faster version of the Marine […]
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Navy/USMC
MQ-4C Approved For Initial Use Despite Deficiencies That Could Prevent Mission Success, Says Pentagon Auditor
The Navy “failed to effectively manage the operational capabilities” of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft program, declaring Initial Operation Capability (IOC) before undergoing an initial testing phase despite having several […]
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Navy/USMC
RTX Nabs $205 Million Contract To Keep Building Phalanx CIWS
The Navy on Friday awarded RTX [RTX] a $205 million modification to continue procurement of the MK 15 Close-In Weapons Systems. The Defense Department contract notice said this entails procuring […]
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International
Philippines Marks Re-Opening Of Subic Bay Shipyard With Korea’s HD Hyundai
The Philippines government and South Korea’s HD Hyundai marked the opening and start of production at the company’s new shipyard in Subic Bay, Philippines following backing from Korean and American […]
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Army
Northrop Grumman/U.S. Army Negotiating ITDS Scope to Meet Service Fielding Goals
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Improved Threat Detection System (ITDS) for U.S. Army helicopters includes a two-color display, long wave infrared, one megapixel camera. The features are to allow spotting […]
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Navy/USMC
Anduril Confirms Selection For Navy Carrier-Based CCA Design Development
Anduril on Friday confirmed it is one of the vendors selected by the Navy to develop designs for a carrier-ready Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). “We are focused on delivering an […]
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Navy/USMC
SECNAV Establishes New Robotic And Autonomous Systems Program Office, Consolidating Portfolios
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has directed a significant reorganization and consolidation of the service’s robotic and autonomous (RAS) efforts, including creating a new deputy assistant secretary of the […]
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International
Leidos Reveals Sea Dagger Commando Craft For U.K. Bid
Leidos on Sept. 4 unveiled its new Sea Dagger next generation Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) concept, developed for the U.K. Royal Navy’s Commando Force (UKCF) program. The U.K. program aims […]
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Air Force
LITENING Modernization May Be Big Ramp-Up Opportunity for Northrop Grumman
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] is upgrading its LITENING pods–a modernization effort that may poise the company for a significant system production ramp-up. Northrop Grumman and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense […]
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Navy/USMC
Austal Signs Outsourcing Agreement With Master Boat Builders
Austal USA entered into a strategic outsourcing agreement with Master Boat Builders, Inc. that they billed as a way to increase the shipbuilding industrial base capacity and accelerate delivery for […]
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