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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII Ingalls Has ‘Great Interest’ As Second Frigate Yard, Seeking Stability In Amphib Production
The top executive at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] this week said the company is very interested in being a second shipyard for the new Constellation-class frigate and is hoping for […]
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Navy/USMCFleet Forces And SecNav Argue For More Maintenance Yards
Top Navy officials this week promoted the idea of adding more public shipyards to improve ship maintenance. Speaking during the annual Surface Navy Association symposium on Wednesday, Adm. Daryl Caudle, […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Tells Shipbuilders To Prove They Can Increase Production
The Navy shipbuilding industry needs to build new ships faster to prove it can utilize a record level of shipbuilding funds approved by Congress in the fiscal year 2023 budget, […]
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Navy/USMCHII Nabs Planning Contract For Zumwalt Hypersonic Missile Upgrade
The Navy awarded HII [HII] a $10.5 million contract on Jan. 6 to plan the modernization work that will install the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapons on the Zumwalt-class […]
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InternationalRaytheon Wins $209 Million Contract For Romanian NSM Coastal Defense System
Naval Sea Systems Command recently awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $209 million Foreign Military Sales contract for a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defense System for Romania. The contract was […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins $528 Million Contract For Aegis Guam System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a n undefinitized contract action (UCA) on Dec. 28 worth up to $528 million to expand performance of the Aegis Weapon […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Buys Two XQ-58A Valkyrie Drones
The Navy awarded Kratos [KTOS] a $15.5 million contract on Dec. 30 to procure two XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth unmanned aerial systems (UASs) following years of Air Force testing. The cost-plus-fixed-fee […]
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Navy/USMCOmnibus Buries Snakehead LDUUV
The final fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill allowed the Navy to end the Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program, but urged prioritization in using commercial alternatives. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Leonardo $111 Million For 26 More TH-37A Helo Trainers
The Navy recently awarded Leonardo’s AgustaWestland a $111 million modification, exercising an option to produce another 26 TH-73A Thrasher Lot IV training helicopters. AgustaWestland first won an initial $176 million […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Approves Full Rate Production For CH-53K Helicopter
Last month, the Navy said the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter was ready for full rate production (FRP), which is expected to increase production to over 20 units per […]
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