Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCWith Threat Level Low, Navy Has No Requirement To Harden Vessels For Arctic Ops, GAO Says
The Navy has no existing or planned requirements to harden any of its surface vessels to operate in the Arctic region even though sea ice is declining for parts of […]
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Navy/USMCWelding Mistake With Columbia Missile Tubes Was Bigger Problem Than BWXT Thought
Botching welds on 12 missile tubes for the Columbia-class submarine earlier this year proved a costly mistake for BWX Technologies [BWXT], which on Wednesday said the problems with its welding […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Drops Draft RFP For Helicopter Trainer Replacement
The U.S. Navy released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its new training helicopter and gave industry hopefuls about two weeks to provide comments on how the final document, […]
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CongressHASC Leaders Make Appointments to Aviation Safety Commission
Both of the top two lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee have made their appointments to the eight-member blue-ribbon panel charged with studying an ongoing military aviation crisis. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGD Electric Boat Tightening Oversight on Vendor That Botched Columbia Missile Tubes
General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat brought the hammer down on the supplier that botched a weld job this year on 12 missile tubes intended for the Columbia-class submarine, the president […]
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Caldwell Insists Columbia Construction Will Start in 2021 — But Hard Work Needed to Make Patrol in 2031
The head of the joint Navy-Department of Energy naval reactors program insisted construction on the first Columbia-class ballistic submarine will begin in 2021, but warned that “there will be problems,” […]
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Naval Reactors Head to Speak Wednesday at Sub Conference
The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s naval reactors program, steward of the heavy-industry programs that provide nuclear propulsion systems for the Navy, is scheduled to speak Wednesday to […]
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Navy/USMCSikorsky To Provide $700 Million in H-53 Sustainment Over Four Years
Sikorsky [LMT] was recently awarded a $717 million performance-based logistics contract to provide supply and logistics support to the entire fleet of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps legacy CH-53E Super […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Wins $366 Million South Korea Aegis Contract
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $366 million contract to build and integrate DDG Aegis Weapon System baseline K2 into South Korea ships. Under the […]
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Navy/USMCCoffman Sees Mine Warfare Plan Delivered By New Year
The Navy’s director of Expeditionary Warfare said he expects the office to finish and deliver its comprehensive mine warfare (MIW) plan by the start of the new year. Marine Maj. […]