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Navy/USMC
Navy Reveals Newest Multi-Year DDG Contracts Cost $14.6 Billion
This week a Navy contract update revealed how much the Navy is spending on its latest five year, 10-ship multi-year contract for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. A Sept. […]
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Navy/USMC
Marines To Soon Test Robotic Vessel To Resupply Missiles To Shore
A top Marine Corps official Wednesday said that early next year the service plans to test an autonomous vessel moving a few Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) to shore to reload […]
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International
Poland Buys $1.5 Billion In More Naval Strike Missile Squadrons
The Polish Ministry of National Defense signed a contract on Tuesday with Norway’s Kongsberg worth $1.5 billion for four more Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defense System (CDS) squadrons. The […]
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International
Poland Is First International Customer Of Army’s LTAMDS Radar
Poland approved a Letter of Acceptance with the U.S. Army to be the first international customer for the RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) alongside dozens […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Says MEDUSA Mining UUV RFP To Be Issued This Month
The Navy on Thursday said it aims to issue an open competitive solicitation for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) in the fourth quarter […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Leader Orders Safety Review After Osprey Crash
The top Marine Corps officer ordered a safety review in the wake of a MV-22B Osprey crash that killed three Marines and injured several others. “Marines, when we have any […]
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Business/Financial
Austal Claims U.S. Management Change To Shift From Winning Work To Execution
The CEO of Australia’s Austal Limited said in an earnings call that the resignation of the Austal USA subsidiary is meant to shift them from a focus on winning new […]
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Navy/USMC
HII Nabs $155 Million Mod To Install Hypersonic Missiles On DDG-1000
The Navy awarded HII [HII] a $155 million modification to execute the modernization of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) that will install hypersonic missiles. The work is expected to be finished […]
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Business/Financial
Austal USA President Resigns
Shipbuilder Austal USA on Wednesday announced the company’s president of over two years resigned. Rusty Murdaugh first served as Austal USA acting president starting in February 2021 before being made […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy’s Secretive NGAD Moves To Design Maturation, Reveals Competitors
The Navy recently revealed that its secretive next-generation fighter program has transitioned to the design maturation phase and disclosed the main competitors hoping to build the aircraft. The Navy’s Next […]
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