Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $352 Million Mod For More Early Boise Work
The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] another $352 million modification for more early production period work on the USS Boise (SSN-764) attack submarine overhaul. The Los Angeles-class SSN-764 has […]
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CongressHouse Dems’ CR Includes Exemption For Columbia Subs, Extends Deadline For Defense Industry’s COVID Claims
House Democrats’ proposed stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11 includes an exemption allowing the Navy to move forward on procurement of the first two Columbia-class […]
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Navy/USMCEsper: Unmanned Vessels Will Push Fleet Over 355 Ships
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper last week told sailors unmanned vehicles will allow the Navy to increase over a planned 355 ships. Esper spoke to sailors while visiting the USS […]
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Navy/USMCKongsberg Tapped To Deliver XM914 Remote Weapon Stations For Marine Corps’ JLTVs
The Marine Corps has selected Kongsberg’s 30mm remote weapon station (RWS) for its program to find a counter-UAS system to be integrated on its Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV). Kongsberg […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $189 Million Contract For Archerfish Mine Neutralizers
Last month, the Navy awarded the U.K.’s BAE Systems a contract worth up to $189 million for full rate production, maintenance and technical services for underwater Archerfish Destructor mine neutralizers. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Considers Extending Nimitz-Class Carriers
The Navy is considering whether to extend the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, a service official said Thursday. “We’ve got 40 more years of Nimitz [class] life […]
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Navy/USMC
Bollinger Lands Contract To Build Floating Dy Dock For Columbia Sub Construction
Bollinger Shipyards won a contract from General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] to build a new floating dry dock to support construction of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), Bollinger said […]
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Air ForceNegotiations on Consideration Package for F-35 Sustainment Contracts Expected to End Soon
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are expected to finish negotiations on a consideration package that may reduce future contract payments to the company for sustainment […]
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Navy/USMCEsper’s Navy Force Study Plans Over 355 Ships, Billions More Annual Shipbuilding Budget
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Wednesday said the new Navy future fleet plan will have over 355 ships and require billions more in annual shipbuilding. Last week, Deputy Secretary […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program and Lockheed Martin Starting Transition to Cloud-Based Logistics Program
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have begun a transition to the the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) cloud-based logistics program from the nearly 20 year-old Autonomic […]