Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCCNO Seeks Defense Spending Over Four Percent Of GDP, Says Adding Nuclear Power To Battleship Would Delay It
The Navy’s top officer this week argued the U.S. annual defense budget should stick to a “new normal” above four percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to maintain […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Supports Battleship Lasers, Foresees Them Reaching One Megawatt-Power Level
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Wednesday said he strongly supports putting large-power laser weapons on the Trump-class battleship and even foresees lasers reaching upwards of one megawatt in […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
The top lawmaker on the House’s Navy acquisition oversight panel on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s plan to build a new fleet of battleships, calling the initiative a “great idea.” […]
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Navy/USMC“Wartime Footing” Message Not Reaching Some In Industry, Phelan Says
While Pentagon officials have said that the Defense Department is sending a clear “wartime footing” demand signal to industry to encourage companies to increase capacity and increase their system build […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin, Saildrone Eye Missile Launch From USV This Summer During RIMPAC
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its partner Saildrone this July plan to conduct a live fire launch of the Joint Air-to-Ground (JAGM) missile from an unmanned surface vessel (USV) during the […]
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Navy/USMCZumwalt Installs Of Hypersonic Weapon Tubes On Pace, Testing For IOC Unclear
The Navy’s three Zumwalt-class destroyers are proceeding roughly on time to install the missile tubes and systems that will allow them to be the service’s ships to field hypersonic weapons, […]
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Navy/USMCRobotics Upswing in Navy Shipbuilding Will Boost Job Numbers, Navy Official Says
The Navy’s use of robotics instead of touch labor in the service’s shipbuilding will boost the number of jobs at the nation’s more than 600 shipyards, a Navy official told […]
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Business/FinancialDuffey: “We’re Picking Speed” In $1 Billion Investment In L3Harris SRM Spin-Off
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is to spin off its newly created missile solutions business as a new company with a $1 billion infusion from the Pentagon’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha And HavocAI To Develop 200-Foot Autonomous Ship Aimed At Navy MASC
Korean conglomerate Hanwha’s U.S. defense business last week announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with American autonomy developer HavocAI to jointly develop a 200-foot autonomous surface vessel (ASV) […]
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Navy/USMCX-Bow Systems Completes Preliminary Design Review For Standard Missile Motors
X-Bow Systems on Monday said it has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for two rocket motors used to power the Navy’s family of Standard Missiles, marking a milestone […]