Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Demonstrable Long-Range High-Capacity Payload UUVs
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday launched a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) initiative to find more uncrewed vessels that can demonstrably hold high-capacity payloads for extended ranges for […]
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Unmanned SystemsLeidos Pitches New Low-Cost Attritable UUV
Leidos [LDOS] last week pitched a new Sea Dart small, attritable low-cost uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV) as an alternative to more expensive systems during the annual 2025 Sea-Air-Space expo. “Sea […]
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Business/FinancialSaronic Acquires Gulf Coast Shipbuilder; Introduces 150-Foot USV
Saronic on Wednesday said it has acquired Louisiana-based Gulf Craft, a small shipbuilder that gives it a strategic location on the Gulf Coast and facilities to immediately support development and […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat UAW Union Authorizes Potential Strike Amid Negotiations For New Contract
About 2,500 workers represented by the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union might go on strike if the union and shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] do not […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEpirus Reveals High-Power Microwave Disables Boat Motors, Used In Navy Test
Epirus recently unveiled the name and test results of its new prototype high-energy high-power microwave (HPM) system that can disable various unmanned vehicle engines, the Leonidas H2O. The company on […]
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Navy/USMCNew SSBN 12-18 Months Late But Trying To Recover Partial Time, Navy Tells Lawmakers
A Navy official told a panel of senators last week that the lead Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is currently running 12 to 18 months late, but they are trying to […]
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Navy/USMCNext Two Carriers Running Even Later, PEO Carriers Says
The next two Ford-class aircraft carriers are running significantly behind schedule than previously estimated, a Navy official told lawmakers last Tuesday. In his opening oral and written statements before the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy, With Plans For Autonomous Oceangoing Navy Ships, Raises $14 Million
A Boston-based startup with plans to design and build autonomous unmanned ships that can operate in the open ocean with the Navy’s fleet emerged from stealth last Friday with a […]
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Navy/USMCNAVAIR Head Warns First MQ-25 Flight This Year Still Requires “A Ton Of Work”
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) this week warned a lot of work is still required with the new MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Revamping Maritime Policy, Investments In Domestic Shipbuilding
President Trump on Wednesday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at vastly changing the government’s maritime policy and pushing for more investments in domestic shipbuilding. The large, 24-section order is […]
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