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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Second Portsmouth Dry Dock Project
The Navy awarded a $63 million construction project to build improvements at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 2 complex in Kittery, Maine, the second dry dock contract awarded there […]
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UncategorizedLHA-7 Finishes Combat System Ship Trials
The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) completed the ship’s first Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) earlier this month, the Navy said Aug. 18. The service noted these trials […]
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Navy/USMCNavy CANES RFP Coming In 2021/2022
The Navy plans to issue a full and open Request For Proposals (RFP) to procure the follow-up to the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) full deployment contract in […]
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Navy Awards $1.7 Billion For Portsmouth Dry Dock
The Navy last Friday awarded 381 Constructors a $1.7 billion contract to build a multi-mission dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine as part of a decades-long shipyard […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues $2.76 Billion In Contracts For East Coast LCS Maintenance
The Navy issued several contracts last Friday worth a total of $2.76 billion to sustain and maintain Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) based on the East Coast. Under all of the […]
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Navy/USMCONR Starting New Project To Detect Magnetic Influence Mines
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is starting a new research project to develop a system to detect magnetic influence mines from unmanned vessels. On Aug. 10, ONR issued a […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Head Sees Long-Term Placement Requirements In Aegis Ashore Poland Delays
The delays in Aegis Ashore Poland construction are related to long-term emplacement construction requirements, the head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Thursday. “The lesson learned for me when […]
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ArmyArmy IBCS Set For Operational Tests Next Month
The Army is planning to start initial operational test and evaluation for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) in September, a service official […]
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Navy/USMCDel Toro Sworn In As Navy Secretary, Releases Message On Biggest Challenges
Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Navy late Monday and released his first message to the fleet on Tuesday. Del Toro was sworn in […]
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Navy/USMCFord Finishes Shock Trials
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), completed Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) on Aug. 8 after the Navy conducted the third explosive event. Shock trials […]
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