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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCGD and HII To Work On Trump’s New BBG(X) Battleship Design For Six Years, Analysts See $10-15 Billion Cost
The Navy plans to award a sole source contract to the service’s two largest shipbuilders, General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works and HII [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding, for the Trump administration’s […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Sales Of Three P-8A Poseidon Aircraft To Denmark, Training And Logistics Support To Poland
The State Department on Monday approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases, $1.8 billion in Boeing [BA] P-8A Patrol Aircraft and related equipment for Denmark and $200 million in […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Awards $3.3 Billion In Polar Icebreaker Contracts To Bollinger And Rauma
The Coast Guard on Monday announced it awarded two contracts covering up to six new Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers to Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions and Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards, the […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Give Navy Flexibility On Carriers And Sub Procurements, But Mandates Outside Manager For LSM And Oiler
The fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill is giving the Navy some flexibility in how it buys the next two aircraft carriers (CVNs) and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Sells U.S. Navy One Tsunami USV For AUKUS Testing
Textron Systems [TXT] on Wednesday announced it sold a single 21-foot version of its new Tsunami unmanned surface vessel (USV) to a U.S. Navy warfare center to participate in an […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Nabs $931 Million Contract To Extend Life Of 60 More Super Hornets
The Navy on Tuesday awarded Boeing [BA] a $931 million contract to provide service life modifications (SLM) for up to 60 more F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. The SLM process is […]
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Business/FinancialArcfield Acquires Rite-Solutions, A Navy-Focused Software and IT Development Firm
Government technology and mission support provider Arcfield on Tuesday announced it completed the acquisition of the Rhode Island-based Rite-Solutions, which will expand its naval systems expertise. The companies were unwilling […]
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InternationalU.S. Approves Sales Of Aegis Support To Japan, Vehicles To Lebanon
The State Department approved two separate Foreign Military Sales (FMS) on Tuesday, $100 million in Aegis Class Destroyer Support to Japan and $34.5 million in M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled […]
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Navy/USMCSecond Attack Sub Delivered This Year, Future USS Idaho
The Navy accepted delivered of the future Virginia-class USS Idaho (SSN-799) from General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat on Monday, marking the second attack submarine delivery of the year. The boat will […]
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UncategorizedNavy Wants F/A-XX But DoD Still Looking To Balance Industrial Base With F-47
The top Navy officer recently confirmed the service still wants the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, but is cognizant of cost effectiveness and balancing it with overall industrial base concerns. When asked […]