Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Begins Looking Into Vessel Construction Manager For First LSM Amphib
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently issued a notice starting the process to find a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to build the first Medium Landing Ship (LSM), Block 1. According […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins Navy’s Competition For 21-Inch Solid Rocket Motor
The Navy recently selected Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] offering for a solid rocket motor design over a competing bid from Anduril Industries for the 21-inch Second Stage Rocket Motor (SSRM), a […]
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WeaponsReduction in Hypersonic Weapon Cost Eyed By Industry
Companies developing hypersonic weapons are collaborating to explore reducing their cost, a Leidos [LDOS] official said on Thursday. One of the arguments against hypersonic missiles has been their cost—at least […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Bill To Exempt Public Shipyard Workers From Layoffs And Hiring Freeze
A bipartisan group of the senators from Maine and New Hampshire on Tuesday introduced a bill to exempt workers at the four public shipyards from federal government hiring freezes and […]
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Unmanned SystemsGermany’s Rhenmetall To Integrate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle To Coastal Defense System
The Germany-based EUROATLAS on Wednesday announced it agreed to a strategic partnership to integrate its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with Rheinmetall ‘s coastal defense system while also emphasizing sovereign […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Orders 31 More ACV-30s From BAE, Kongsberg Nabs First Deal For Turrets
The Marine Corps on Monday awarded BAE Systems $181.1 million for 31 more turreted variant Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV-30) and placed its first production order with Norway’s Kongsberg to provide […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril to Focus on Mid-Sized Tactical SRMs at Mississippi Plant
Anduril Industries plans to focus on mid-sized tactical solid rocket motors (SRMs) in an effort to build 6,000 SRMs annually by the end of next year at the company’s new […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Receives Sea Dart Contract from ‘Classified Customer,’ Reports Increase in 2nd Quarter Earnings
Leidos [LDOS] has received a contract from a “classified customer” for 12 Sea Dart unmanned underwater vessels “to augment their arsenals,” Leidos CEO Tom Bell said in the opening segment […]
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Business/FinancialUnion Machinists Go On Strike At Boeing Defense Plants in Missouri and Illinois
The 3,200 union machinists at Boeing [BA] plants in Mascoutah, Ill., and St. Charles and St. Louis, Mo.–among whom will be those helping to build the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Appropriators Restore $1.4 Billion For Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Program In FY ‘26 Spending Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft fiscal year 2026 spending bill plans to fund the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft to $1.4 billion after the Trump administration and Defense Department slashed it […]