Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Will Not Pursue FFG(X) Bid
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has decided to not pursue the guided-missile future frigate (FFG(X)) competition, the company told Defense Daily on Tuesday. The company had planned to compete in the FFG(X) […]
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InternationalNATO Air And Missile Defense Exercises Used Kratos Targets And Raytheon Missiles
The U.S. and NATO Formidable Shield 2019 exercise, which concluded on May 19, used several Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] targets and Raytheon-made [RTN] interceptors during a weeks-long air and […]
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InternationalSikorsky Offers CH-53K to German Air Force
Sikorsky [LMT] has formally offered the CH-53K King Stallion as the German Luftwaffe’s next heavy lift helicopter. A formal request for proposals for the “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber” (STH) program is expected this […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Reiterates EMALS Criticism, Says New Carriers Will Use Steam Catapults
After repeating his criticism of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), President Trump said Tuesday he thinks he will put out an order for new carriers to use the older […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes Surface Development Squadron For DDG-1000, Unmanned Systems
The Navy established a new surface squadron on May 23 focusing on experimentation with new surface warfare capabilities, unmanned vessels, and new warfighting concepts. Vice Adm. Richard Brown, Commander of […]
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Navy/USMCHII Starts Construction On Columbia Subs
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) held a ceremony on May 23 for its first cut-of-steel event to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class ballistic […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Bill Adds Advanced Procurement To Navy’s Shipbuilding Funds
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) draft FY 2020 defense authorization bill would authorize a moderate amount of funds over the Navy’s shipbuilding request for additional advanced procurement funds. According […]
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Navy/USMCHAC Favors Old Sub Maintenance Over Third New Attack Sub
The House Appropriations Committee FY 2020 defense appropriations bill moves hundreds of millions of dollars from funding for a third Virginia-class submarine to conduct maintenance work on three older boats. […]
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Navy/USMCAustal Lodges Protest Over HII’s LCS Planning Yard Services Win
Austal USA filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week against a recent Navy $932 million award to Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat Wins $497 Million Mod For Sub Industrial Base
The Navy on Monday awarded General Dynamics’s [GD] Electric Boat (GDEB) a $497 million modification for a submarine industrial base development and expansion to support the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. […]