Navy/USMC
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COVID-19Bath Iron Works Says Half Workforce Off, Adding Cleaning And Resources For Pandemic
General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) admitted half of its workforce is taking time off during the COVID-19 pandemic while the company is offering increased benefits and has stepped […]
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COVID-19Boeing Wins $1.55 Billion for 18 P-8As For U.S., New Zealand And South Korea
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.55 billion modification on March 30 to procure 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft for the U.S. Navy, New Zealand, and South Korea. This award […]
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COVID-19HII Updates COVID-19 Cases: Five At Newport News, Seven At Ingalls
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] disclosed 12 total cases of COVID-19 at its Newport News and Ingalls Shipbuilding facilities by Monday, up from two by March 23. Jennifer Boykin, president of […]
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Navy/USMCReport Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks, Looks At Congress Options
A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report laid out how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the Navy’s shipbuilding programs and noted what action Congress has taken in the past to […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps May Shift At Least $12 Billion Toward Future Force Design Efforts
The Marine Corps has found $12 billion it plans to shift from low priorities toward its effort to redesign the force by 2030, divesting of its tanks and addressing ‘over-investments’ […]
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COVID-19Gulf Island Shipyards Wins $130 Million For Two T-ATS Ships
Naval Sea Systems Command last week awarded Gulf Island Shipyards LLC a $130 million modification to exercise options to build two more Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS). The […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Receives Sustainment Contract for Navy MUOS
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $112.7 million cost-plus-award-fee, firm-fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) space segment sustainment, the service said on March 25. MUOS is […]
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COVID-19Navy Baselined Acquisition Work To Separate Pandemic Delays, Monitor Small Businesses
The Navy’s top acquisition officer is closely watching for disruption on contract work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, directing programs baselined before the virus impacted industry while also keeping a […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Working On Future Fleet Plans During Pandemic, But Sees Readiness And Modeling Challenges
The Navy is still working through its future Navy and Marine Corps force structure plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but sees potential future impacts to readiness in the FY 2021 […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-78 Completes Two Carrier Certifications, Reaches 1,000 Launches And Recoveries
The newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), completed its Flight Deck Certification (FDC) and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) Certification on March 20 after completing 1,000 […]
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