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UncategorizedSub Boss Nominated To Lead Naval Nuclear Reactor Program
President Joe Biden nominated Vice Adm. William Houston to be promoted to admiral and lead the Navy and Energy Department’s naval nuclear propulsion program, the Defense Department announced on May […]
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Navy/USMCNauticus Passes First Phase of DIU Prototype Mine Clearing Drone Program
Nauticus Robotics this week announced it completed a live offshore demonstration of an autonomous vehicle to help clear subsea mines at greater distances, passing the first phase of a Defense […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests UH-1Y Helicopter With MUOS System For MQ-25 Connection
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently conducted an initial flight test of a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter transmitting data from the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communications capability […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: Shipyards Getting Submarine Demand Message With AUKUS
The Navy’s top officer recently said he thinks the AUKUS Australia submarine agreement is helping send a clear message to the submarine shipbuilders for long-term procurement and investment. “Informed by […]
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Navy/USMCLCS Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Reaches IOC
The Navy this week declared the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) achieved initial operational capability (IOC). The MCM MP consists of an integrated set of […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman And Raytheon Nab More Contract Mods To Refine Hypersonic Defense Concepts
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] additional firm-fixed-price modifications to extend their work refining concepts for hypersonic missile defense, called the […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Wants To Save Three Of Five Cruisers Planned For Decommission
The Secretary of the Navy last Friday told a House panel that out of the five cruisers the Navy is seeking to decommission in fiscal year 2024, he would like […]
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InternationalCavoli: Russia Will Remain Main European Security Challenge Because Non-Ground Forces “Barely Touched”
The top American officer in Europe told a Senate panel Thursday that despite Russia’s struggles in Ukraine, Russia will remain the top threat in the region, in part because the […]
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Navy/USMCGE Nabs $684 Million Contract For CH-53K Engines
Naval Air Systems Command this week awarded General Electric [GE] a $684 million contract to build and deliver 169 T408-GE-400 (T408) turboshaft engines for CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters […]
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Navy/USMCMetrea Performs First Commercial Aerial Refueling With Navy P-8s
Private company Metrea performed the first commercial-based aerial refueling on a pair of Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft earlier this month. On Tuesday, the company said it used one of its […]
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