Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Studying International Ship Production And Increasing Domestic Capacity
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy is starting a study on how to increase shipbuilding capacity both domestically and how to potentially expand to buying modules or whole ships outside […]
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Navy/USMCBreaking: Navy Secretary Phelan Out
The Pentagon early Wednesday evening suddenly announced Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was immediately leaving the administration. Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao will serve as the acting […]
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Navy/USMCFord-Class Carrier Review By Navy Leadership To Last Through May
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Navy leadership in conducting a review of Ford-class aircraft carriers it expects to conclude within a month that could inform changes for the next pair of […]
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Navy/USMCINDOPACOM Commander Praises LUCAS And MEROPS Drones
Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), used the phrase “unmanned hellscape” in June 2024, to describe what China would face in the Taiwan Strait if […]
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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 […]