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Rich Abott
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic Adds Mirage And Cipher To Small Autonomous Surface Vessel Offerings
Autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developer Saronic said Wednesday it has created two new larger small unmanned surface vessel designs, boosting the range and cargo capacities of its small ASV offerings. […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $180 Million To Convert Three F-35s To Test Variant
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $180 million modification on April 21 to support converting three F-35 aircraft to a test variant. The contract announcement said […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Award Bollinger First LSM Amphib Hull Based On Israeli Ship
The Navy earlier this month posted a presolicitation notice that it intends to issue Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC a sole-source contract for the first Landing Ship Medium (LSM) based on […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Demonstrable Long-Range High-Capacity Payload UUVs
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday launched a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) initiative to find more uncrewed vessels that can demonstrably hold high-capacity payloads for extended ranges for […]
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Unmanned SystemsLeidos Pitches New Low-Cost Attritable UUV
Leidos [LDOS] last week pitched a new Sea Dart small, attritable low-cost uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV) as an alternative to more expensive systems during the annual 2025 Sea-Air-Space expo. “Sea […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat UAW Union Authorizes Potential Strike Amid Negotiations For New Contract
About 2,500 workers represented by the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union might go on strike if the union and shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] do not […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEpirus Reveals High-Power Microwave Disables Boat Motors, Used In Navy Test
Epirus recently unveiled the name and test results of its new prototype high-energy high-power microwave (HPM) system that can disable various unmanned vehicle engines, the Leonidas H2O. The company on […]
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Navy/USMCNew SSBN 12-18 Months Late But Trying To Recover Partial Time, Navy Tells Lawmakers
A Navy official told a panel of senators last week that the lead Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is currently running 12 to 18 months late, but they are trying to […]
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Navy/USMCNext Two Carriers Running Even Later, PEO Carriers Says
The next two Ford-class aircraft carriers are running significantly behind schedule than previously estimated, a Navy official told lawmakers last Tuesday. In his opening oral and written statements before the […]
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Navy/USMCNAVAIR Head Warns First MQ-25 Flight This Year Still Requires “A Ton Of Work”
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) this week warned a lot of work is still required with the new MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker […]
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