Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Textron Wins $314 Million Mod For LCAC 109 – LCAC 123
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on Friday awarded Textron Inc. [TXT] a $314 million modification for additional work on Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)-100 […]
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Navy/USMC
GAO Says Navy Maintenance Delays Grew In 2018, Three SSNs Not Certified To Dive
Despite the Navy’s changing efforts to decrease its surface and submarine maintenance backlog, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the backlog grew in 2018 while a top Navy official admitted […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Selects 4 Companies For Next-Gen Handheld Targeting Program
The Marine Corps has selected four companies to bring its next-generation handheld targeting system to life, with the goal of working toward development of prototype systems to replace its legacy […]
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Navy/USMC
Camp Lejeune Facilities Rebuild To Cost Over $3.6 Billion
The Commandant of the Marine Corps told senators on Wednesday that the cost to replace or repair dozens of Marine Corps buildings damaged by Hurricane Florence will reach upward of […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Will Not have a Clean Audit For 5+ Years, Awarding Two Frigate Builders ‘Not Off The Table’
The Secretary of the Navy told senators on Wednesday that the service will probably not have a full clean audit for up to five to six years and that splitting […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Scores SM-3 IIA Hit Using Japan Aegis Model
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy successfully intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target with an Aegis Ashore-launched Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor in the Pacific Ocean […]
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Navy/USMC
GD-BIW Launches Last Zumwalt-class Destroyer
General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) launched the last Zumwalt-class destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002), on Dec. 9 at its facility in Bath, Maine. The U.S. Navy […]
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Navy/USMC
LCS-15 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Billings (LCS-15) finished acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, the last major milestone before ship delivery, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday. LCS-15 […]
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International
U.K. Reveals Three Type 31e Frigate Builders Shortlist
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday announced the three competitors to build the planned Type 31e general purpose frigate for the Royal Navy. The ministry awarded contracts worth […]
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Navy/USMC
BAE Systems Receives $140 Million ACV Order, Discussing Variants With Marine Corps
BAE Systems has received a $140 million deal from the Marine Corps for 30 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), as the company looks to deliver the first test units in […]