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Navy/USMCNavy Reveals Long-Term MUSV Fleet Size; Using OTA For Off The Shelf Vehicles
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan published on May 11 revealed more details about how the service plans to acquire Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs), including the acquisition strategy and long-term […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
The head of the Golden Dome program on May 14 strongly disagreed with a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that a system along the lines of President Donald Trump’s […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates
RTX [RTX] on Monday announced its Raytheon SeaRAM ship self-defense system was picked by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to be used on Australia’s 11 upcoming Sea3000 Mogami-class General Purpose Frigates. […]
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Missile DefenseCBO Estimates Golden Dome With Boost-Phase Space Interceptors At $1.2 Trillion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates a potential national missile defense system, along the lines of the Golden Dome’s initially stated objectives, would cost about $1.2 trillion FY 2026 dollars […]
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Navy/USMCHAC-D Lawmakers Skeptical Of Battleship; CNO Says Will Use Ford Reactor
Several lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee’s defense (HAC-D) subcommittee Tuesday were dubious of the Navy’s approach to the new Trump-class battleship in the fiscal year 2027 budget request and […]
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Navy/USMCShipbuilding Plan Reveals Battleship Will be Nuclear Powered and Armed, Pitches Some Foreign Ship Construction
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan released Monday reveals the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear powered and armed, extend to a 15-ship class while also explaining plans to allow foreign […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes Three More PAEs For Aviation, Mission Systems, Munitions
The Navy on Monday announced it established three more Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) in another step towards acquisition reform and reorganization: Aviation, Mission Systems, and Munitions. “The needs of the […]
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Navy/USMCMARTAC USV Completes Eight Day Autonomous Demo For Navy
Unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developer Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) this week announced its T38 Devil Ray vehicle recently completed an eight-day long autonomous test mission for the Navy. A […]
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Navy/USMCHII Working Through Carrier And LHA Amphib Delays
HII [II] officials on Tuesday explained how they see the company pushing past delays for an upcoming aircraft carrier and amphibious assault ships and how the process is improving. The […]
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA Looks To Next-Gen Small Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last month released a solicitation for its two year-long Deep Thoughts program looking to rapidly develop next-generation small autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) in […]
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