Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Still Studying Fifth Shipyard, Weighing Against More Shifts At Existing Yards
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy’s top officer Monday said the service is still looking at a potential fifth naval shipyard, but is also balancing the concept against adding more […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Pushes Billions To Buy First Battleship In 2028 With Aggressive Schedule
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy plans to buy the first new Trump-class battleship BBG(X) in 2028 and wants to spend upwards of $43.5 billion over the next five years […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAV Demonstrates Laser Weapon System Aboard Navy Aircraft Carrier Against Drones
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday said it successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapons system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) during a live fire demonstration at sea in October 2025, […]
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Navy/USMCOfficial: Navy Assessing ‘Round Two’ Of Capabilities Suitable For Production Boost Frameworks
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– After securing new framework deals to boost production capacity for weapons such as Tomahawk cruise missiles and AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), a Navy official said […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Keeping Options Open On Next ALC Phase, Fielding Decision Likely In ‘Next Couple Years’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Marine Corps is “keeping open [its] options” on whether it will move forward with one or multiple vendors for the next phase of its Aerial Logistics Connector […]
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WeaponsNavy Tests New Long Range Version Of JDAM
The Navy earlier this month tested a new Boeing [BA] GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant in an effort to add another affordable munition to carrier […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s F/A-XX Down-Select Coming In August, CNO Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— The Navy’s top officer Monday confirmed the Pentagon in August plans to down-select the winning bid for the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter for the carrier air wing. Speaking […]
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Navy/USMCAnduril Adds Edison Chouest Offshore For MUSV Production In The U.S.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD.—Anduril Industries, which last fall announced a partnership with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to design and develop autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) to meet requirements of the U.S. Navy, […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaildrone Introduces High-Speed Spectre Medium USV Class For ASW, Strike Missions
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Saildrone on Monday introduced a new class of high-endurance, medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) with two variants, one of which is optimized for higher speeds and kinetic strike […]
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Navy/USMCFincantieri Gets $30 Million Contract To Start Work On Four LSMs
The Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $30 million long lead time contract for materials procurement and engineering activity to start building four Medium Landing Ships (LSMs), both the company […]
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