Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCSuccessful LCS SSMM Test Leads To Developmental Testing
Last month, the Navy successfully completed a structural test firing of a Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) on an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Navy said last Thursday. Following the […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard, DoD Plan To Research, Test Communications In Arctic With Healy Deployment
The Coast Guard’s medium icebreaker Healy on July 22 departed its homeport in Seattle for a months-long Arctic mission that will include a number of research and test evaluations of […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins AN/SPQ-9 Radar Design Agent Award
The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a follow-on contract to be the design agent for the AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire control radar, the company said Thursday. Under the engineering […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs Follow-On Block V VPM Tube Contract
BAE Systems won a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the Navy’s Block V Virginia-class submarines with Virginia Payload Modules (VPMs), the company said Thursday The contract […]
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Business/FinancialFincantieri Marinette Adds Former Navy Leaders
Fincantieri Marinette Marine announced it added several former Navy leaders this month, most recently former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gary Roughead was elected chairman of the board of directors […]
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Navy/USMCLHA-7 Finishes Builder’s Trials
The America-class amphibious assault ship future USS Tripoli (LHA-7) successfully finished builder’s trials on July 19, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] and the Navy said Monday. During the four-day trials, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Solicit NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
Naval Sea Systems Command released a notice on July 17 that it intends to issue a solicitation for AN/SLQ-25 Torpedo Countermeasure Transmitting Sets, called NIXIE, electro-acoustic towed torpedo countermeasures. The […]
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Navy/USMCAnother Half-Year NGEN Extension
The Navy on Thursday said it intends to issue a sole source solicitation to Perspecta for another half-year contract extension of the legacy Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract. In […]
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Navy/USMCGilday Formally Nominated As CNO
As expected, President Trump on Thursday officially nominated Vice Adm. Michael Gilday to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Gilday currently serves as director of the Joint Staff. […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo TH-119 Becomes First Single-Engine Helicopter In Decades To Gain FAA Instrument Certification
Leonardo’s TH-119 is now cleared by the FAA to fly in inclement weather under instrument flight rules, the first single-engine helicopter in decades to earn that certification. “The TH-119 is […]