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Navy/USMCAnduril Nabs First Spot In DIU’s XLUUV Prototype Effort, Aims To Avoid Orca Pitfalls
Anduril Industries on Thursday announced it was selected for the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform Project (CAMP) and will begin a long-duration demonstration of its Dive-XL autonomous […]
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Navy/USMCCourtney Presses On Delayed Multi-Year Sub Contract
The ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projected Forces subcommittee in a Tuesday letter further pushed the Defense Department to award an overdue multi-year contract covering up […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Plans $65 Million Effort To Integrate PAC-3 MSEs Onto Navy Destroyers
The Defense Department plans to spend $65 million from the 2025 reconciliation bill to integrate the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) onto the Aegis […]
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![The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lpd-28-launching-2020-300x200.jpg)
Navy/USMCAmphibious Fleet At 45 Percent Readiness As New Board Meets To Fix Challenges
The Navy’s second highest officer this week told senators that amid a goal of 80 percent combat surge readiness (CSR), amphibious ships stand at only 45 percent compared to 70 […]
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Unmanned SystemsIn Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms
The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]
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Electric Boat President Says Multi-Sub Award Still Months Away, Explains Outsourcing Issues
The president of General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat division on Wednesday said a multi-year contract to procure 15 nuclear-powered submarines is still months away and he also provided an update […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Larger Capacity Autonomous Low Profile Sea Vehicles For Shore Resupply
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new solicitation seeking more solutions for larger capacity Autonomous Low Profile Vehicles (ALPV) that can help resupply forces ashore in contested environments. […]
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Sub Forces Commander Pushes To Maintain SSN(X) Support, Continue Unmanned Development To Keep Advantage Over China
The commander of Naval Submarine Forces on Monday argued it is “critically important” the government continues supporting the SSN(X) next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program to maintain its advantage over […]
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PentagonDaily Use Of Several Thousand Munitions Over Several Months Would Strain U.S. Inventory
Firing several thousand munitions daily, as during the opening of Operation Epic Fury, is unsustainable over several months, defense analysts have warned, yet the pace of that usage is likely […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNominal Supports Navy With Software Test Infrastructure Layer In Recent CCA Work
A recent Navy demonstration of autonomously piloted jet-powered unmanned aircraft working with a virtual manned F/A-18 fighter jet to defend designated combat air patrol (CAP) zones featured a software layer […]