Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Gets First New T-54A Multi-Engine Trainer Aircraft
The Navy received its first two operational Textron [TXT] T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft earlier this month. The service is buying the T-54s to replace the aging T-44C Pegasus […]
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Business/FinancialGD Posts Strong First Quarter On Defense, Business Jet Gains
General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday reported strong first quarter results led by its Combat Systems segment followed by its shipbuilding and aerospace businesses, although the bottom-line narrowly missed consensus estimates. […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Confirms Amphib Multi-Ship Buy Coming Soon
The Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday confirmed the government is negotiating a multi-ship procurement of four amphibious ships, with an announcement expected within weeks. “I think you’ll see something […]
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Navy/USMCAeroVironment To Deliver Switchblade 300 Block 20 For Marines’ New Loitering Munitions Program
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Thursday confirmed its providing the upgraded Block 20 version of its Switchblade 300 loitering munition for the Marine Corps’ Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program. The company has […]
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Navy/USMCMulti-Ship Buy Of Four Amphibs Could Save $900 Million, Navy And Marine Corps Officials Say
Navy and Marine Corps officials recently told lawmakers a potential multi-ship procurement buy of three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships and one America-class amphibious assault ship could save upward […]
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Navy/USMCCourtney Leads Push Against Navy Request For Only One Sub In 2025
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee this week led a push against the Navy’s 2025 budget request seeking only one attack submarine (SSN) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Awards Nearly $200 Million To Transition Technologies To Production
The Defense Department this week said it has awarded $193.8 million in new projects aimed at quickly fielding new technologies to warfighters, the second tranche of fiscal year 2024 awards […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Says MidEast Ops Have Used Almost $1 Billion In Munitions, Supplemental Needed To Replace Them
The Secretary of the Navy this week told a congressional panel that the service has used nearly $1 billion in critical munitions in Middle East operations in the past year […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Partners With Hyundai On Autonomous Naval Systems
Anduril Industries last Saturday said it has entered a strategic partnership with South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries that will leverage the U.S. defense startup’s expertise in autonomy and artificial […]
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InternationalU.S. Forces Destroy Dozens Of Iran-Aligned UAVs and Ballistic Missiles In Defense of Israel
U.S. military forces recently destroyed over 80 one-way uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV)s and ballistic missiles meant to target Israel in retaliation for Israel’s recent attack on an Iranian consulate in […]
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