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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII Lionfish UUV Contract Worth Up To $347 Million For 200 Systems
The Navy recently awarded HII [HII] a Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle (SUUV) contract potentially worth up to $347 million over five years. Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Oct. […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Report Details MQ-25 Costs-Schedule Delays Due To Manufacturing Issues
A newly released Defense Department report said the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker average unit procurement costs have increased due to delays in the engineering and manufacturing development […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat And Union Agree To New Agreement
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] and a union at its Groton, Conn., shipyard agreed to a new five-year agreement that will increase compensation for employees. The Metal Trades Council (MTC) […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Finishes First XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Flight
The Marine Corps recently conducted the first flight test of the Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ [KTOS] XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous low-cost unmanned air vehicle in support of a program that […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Inspects Former Naval Shipyard As Navy Looks To Increase Naval Industry
The Secretary of the Navy toured a historic California shipyard facility on Oct. 2 after calling for a new maritime statecraft that includes finding ways to improve the U.S. shipbuilding […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins Development Contract For Frigate Guided Naval Ammo
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Wednesday said it won a development contract for its 57mm guided high explosive ammunition, set to be used on the future Constellation-class frigate. The contract was […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Nabs $845.5 Million Award For E-2D Cockpit Upgrade
The Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] an $845.5 million contract for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye modernized cockpit upgrades. This contract, awarded Sept. 12, specifically covers the E-2D Delta System Software […]
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Navy/USMCStopgap CR Includes Funding For Next SSBN
The recent short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) stopgap funding measure that Congress passed and President Biden signed to narrowly avoid a government shutdown included a provision allowing the Navy to start […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Announces Creation Of New Disruptive Capabilities Office
The Secretary of the Navy last week announced the creation of a new Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO) aimed at helping push new technology to the fleet more quickly to help […]
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Navy/USMCU.K. Proceeds With $4.9 Billion In AUKUS Sub Contracts
The United Kingdom awarded contracts worth $4.9 billion total to three British companies to design and manufacture the future SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarines. The U.K. Ministry of Defense signed the […]
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