Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBAE Awarded $175 Million Navy Contract For More Laser-Guided Rockets
Britain’s BAE Systems was awarded a $175 million U.S. Navy award to produce 7,000 more Advance Precision Kill Weapio System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets, the company said Tuesday. This award falls […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues RFI For Common Hull Auxiliary Sealift Ship Featuring Modules, Will Hold Industry Day
The Navy on Monday issued a Request for Information (RFI) and announced an Industry Day to help develop the replacement for the service’s old sealift and auxiliary ships. The notice, […]
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ArmyMaintenance Issues Cloud JLTV Full-Rate Production Decision
Both the Army and Marine Corps are forging ahead with production of 56,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), although the trucks have failed to meet some maintenance-related performance thresholds, according […]
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ArmyMaintenance Issues Cloud JLTV Full-Rate Production Decision
Both the Army and Marine Corps are forging ahead with production of 56,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), although the trucks have failed to meet some maintenance-related performance thresholds, according […]
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Navy/USMCGD Electric Boat Investing $852 Million In Groton Shipyard For Columbia-Class Sub Building, Millions More in Rhode Island
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) last week announced a partnership with General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat (EB) wherein the company will invest $852 million in its Groton shipyard and hire […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Had Already Decided To Rotate Forward Deployed Ships Ahead of HASC Markup
A week after a House panel said it might direct the Navy in its next authorization bill to rotate forward deployed ships after 10 years, Navy officials said they first […]
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Business/FinancialPension Tailwind Lifts Huntington Ingall’s Profit; Petters High On Navy Plans
Navy shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Thursday posted strong earnings in its first quarter driven by pension adjustments, but the company cautioned that its operating margins will be lower […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts Says More LCSs in FY ’20 Does Not Change FFG(X) Number
The possibility that Congress may tell the Navy to procure additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in FY ’19 is not changing the Navy’s plans for buying at least 20 future […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts Pushing to Decentralize Navy Acquisition
The Navy’s top weapons buyer is pushing to decentralize acquisition and procurement to the lowest possible level as part of an effort to better pivot between challenges. James Geurts, assistant […]
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Navy/USMCNew Strategy Puts Marines On Aggressive Modernization Path, General Says
A top Marine Corps official on Tuesday said the service is embarking on an aggressive modernization path bolstered by a recent budget increase. Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, chief of the […]