COVID-19
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COVID-19Navy Commissions Latest Submarine, USS Delaware
The Navy administratively commissioned the Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN-791) on April 4, canceling the traditional ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Navy noted it is transitioning the submarine […]
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Business/FinancialWoodward, Hexcel Call Off Merger Due To Coronavirus Impacts
Aerospace and defense suppliers Woodward Inc. [WWD] and Hexcel Corp. [HXL] on Monday announced they have mutually terminated their merger agreement, saying the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has limited the benefits […]
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COVID-19Civilian Nuke Assembly Site Confirms First COVID-19 Case
There is at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 among the workforce of the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, where the Department of Energy assembles and disassembles nuclear weapons for […]
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COVID-19Electric Boat Chief Has COVID-19, Sub Builder ‘Dramatically’ Reducing Workers On Site
The President of General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus while the company confirmed further changes to the workforce configuration to limit its spread within […]
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COVID-19Navy Awards HII $1.5 billion For LPD-31 Work, Accelerated For Pandemic
The Navy on Friday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $1.5 billion modification to procure the detail design and construction of Landing Platform Dock (LPD)-31 as it accelerates awards to […]
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COVID-19Navy Awards Swiftships $50 Million In LCUs
The Navy awarded Swiftships LLC a $50 million modification to build four more Landing Craft utility (LCU) transportation boats as the service accelerates releasing contracts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
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ArmyBoeing Pauses Production At Philadelphia-Area Facility Due To Pandemic Impact
Boeing [BA] has halted work at its production facility outside of Philadelphia, where it manufactures aircraft such as the H-47 Chinook heavy-lift aircraft, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor and the MH-139A […]
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ArmyArmy Not Expecting Major Modernization Delays Due To Pandemic, Mitigating Near-Term Impacts
The Army does not expect the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to have long-term delays on major weapon system development programs, officials told reporters Friday, while noting the service is working on […]
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CongressSchiff Wants 9/11-Style Commission To Examine COVID-19 Readiness, Response
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) last Friday said he has begun circulating a draft bill to create a bipartisan, 9/11-style commission to review the nation’s preparedness for and […]
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Business/FinancialTo Cope With Commercial Crisis, Raytheon Technologies Will Transfer Some Workers To Defense
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] CEO Greg Hayes last Friday said that the company will transfer some of its commercial workers to defense projects to help the newly merged aerospace and defense […]