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Navy/USMC
LHA F-35B Experimentation Shows How ‘Assault Carriers’ Can Integrate With Carrier Groups
The commander of U.S. 7th Fleet last week said recent experimentation with the America-class USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship loaded with Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B fighters tested how the […]
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Navy/USMC
5th Fleet USVs Keep Unclassified Tech, ‘No Intrinsic Value’ To Limit Capture Damage
A top Navy admiral said the service plans to keep unmanned surface vessels (USVs) with low to no intrinsic value or classified information kept aboard to protect against capture. “The […]
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5th Fleet Commander Details 100 USV Middle East Plan For 2023
The commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet recently detailed how the U.S. Navy and its allies in the Middle East are planning to collectively have 100 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) […]
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DIU Awards Nauticus Robotics And Greensea Systems Contracts To Prototype Mine Clearing Drones
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) recently awarded contracts to Nauticus Robotics [KITT] and Greensea Systems to compete on prototypes to help the Marine Corps clear shallow water mines as they […]
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Kaman Chosen To Build Prototype Marine Corps Logistics Drone
Kaman Corp. [KAMN] said on Oct. 10 that it was chosen to build a prototype logistics Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for the Marine Corps based on its commercial KARGO UAV […]
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Mantech Wins $337 Million Contract To Help Test Navy’s Live, Virtual, Constructive Training
ManTech [MANT] on Tuesday said it won a $337 million contract to provide services to help test systems for the Navy’s Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) training capability. This four-year award […]
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Army
Army Officials Detail Information, Cyber, Space Importance In Ukraine War, Counter-Drone Help
Army officials on Tuesday told reporters they have seen more interest from allies and partner countries to learn techniques to resist occupation and use information warfare if invaded in the […]
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Navy/USMC
Congressmen Say Australia AUKUS Subs Likely Buy BWXT Reactors, Transition With Joint Deployment Of U.S. Sub
Two members of the House Armed Services Committee last week revealed how they think Australia will proceed with the AUKUS submarine partnership, including buying U.S.-built nuclear reactors and having a […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Approves New Northrop Grumman Navigation Display System
The Navy approved Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] new Electronic Chart Display and Information System (Navy ECDIS) for deployment to the fleet, the company said on Oct. 5. Approval came when the […]
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Navy Opens New Additive Manufacturing Facility To Strengthen Industrial Base
The Navy opened a new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Center of Excellence (CoE) within Virginia’s Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) that aims to help accelerate and scale up AM while also […]
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