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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII CEO Confirms CVN-80 Delays Due To Supply Chain Issues
The president and CEO of shipbuilder HII [HII] on Thursday confirmed supply chain issues are the primary reason why the Navy said delivery of the future USS Enterprise (CVN-80) aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Boeing $657 Million Mod For Two More MQ-25s
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $657 million modification to the MQ-25 contract on March 29 to add production and delivery of two more system demonstration test aircraft (SDTA). This […]
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Navy/USMCFirst P-8A Sent Off To Get New Baseline Mods
On March 27, the Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Boeing [BA] due to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities. The Navy said these […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Looks To Invest In Industrial Base During Tenure
This week, the Navy’s top officer said she sees a priority of her tenure will be heavily investing in the defense industrial base to help speed up production of major […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Industry Options For Special Warfare Small USVs
This week the Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry information on small unmanned surface vessel (USV) technologies for Navy special warfare or SEAL teams. The service is […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Launches AUKUS Electromagnetic Spectrum Prize Challenge
The Pentagon this week said the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching a new trilateral prize challenge focused on using offensive and defensive electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) technologies as part of […]
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Navy/USMCSub Industrial Base Tops Navy’s Unfunded List, Also Guam Repairs And Munitions
The Navy’s $2.2 billion fiscal year 2025 unfunded priorities list is topped with funding for the submarine industrial base, repair damage to Guam and various munitions. The Pentagon is required […]
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Navy/USMC3rd Fleet Wraps Up Fourth Unmanned Experiment Period
The 3rd Fleet finished the fourth experimentation event geared at testing unmanned vehicles and systems for the Navy on March 15. Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 24.1 lasted from March 4 […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Selects BAE And Domestic Builder ASC Pty Ltd To Build SSN-AUKUS
Australian officials on Thursday said they selected Britain’s BAE Systems along with Australian submarine builder ASC Pty Ltd. to build Australia’s future SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarines. The government said they […]
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BudgetNavy’s Shipbuilding Plan Lays Out Decommissioning Choices
The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 30-year shipbuilding plan detailed the service’s plans and reasons for requesting to decommission 19 ships, including 10 ships before the end of their expected service […]