Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCLockheed Wins Two Submarine Contracts Worth $101 Million Total
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] $101 million combined in two contract actions for previously awarded contracts in support of submarine systems, according to Wednesday Defense Department announcements. The company […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Ships To Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort
The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command ordered the amphibious assault ship the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to get underway from their Virginia […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Releases Details of Comprehensive Review After Collisions
The U.S. Navy released a memo last Thursday evening detailing the responsibilities for the new head of the Navy’s comprehensive review following the series of ship collisions in the Pacific […]
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Navy/USMCGD Wins $101 Million In Navy Contracts For Submarine Acoustic Detection And Command And Control System
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics [GD] two awards totaling $101 million for both submarine acoustic detection capabilities and the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S), the Department of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Requires Open Architecture In New Air Combat Training System
Written into the contract for the Navy’s newest combat aircraft training system is a requirement for industry bidders to use a government-established standard communication software architecture. The $142 million contract […]
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InternationalGermany And Norway Start Cooperation On New Submarines and Naval Missiles
Germany and Norway officially launched a new long-term naval defense material cooperation agreement for new submarines and naval missiles on Aug. 22 during a visit by the Norwegian Defense Minister […]
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Navy/USMCAmphibious Assault Vehicle Upgrades Enter Production
Upgraded versions of the Marine Corps’ legacy amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) were cleared for production this week under a milestone C decision that also resulted in an $11 million contract […]
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Navy/USMCSeventh Fleet Commander Relieved After Collisions; HII To Repair USS Fitzgerald
The Defense Department relieved Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, commander of the Seventh Fleet, in the wake of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers colliding with commercial vessels this summer. The Navy announced […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Launches Development Of Plug-And-Play Counter-Drone System
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has hired three firms to find ways of defeating the small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) that have become one of the most pervasive […]
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Navy/USMCTop Three Fitzgerald Commanders Relieved Of Duty
The U.S. Navy relieved of duty the top three officers of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) last Thursday months after the ship collided with a merchant vessel near Japan (Defense Daily, […]