Navy/USMC
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Business/FinancialSigma Defense Acquires Aries Defense, Adding Capabilities For The Tactical Edge
Sigma Defense on Monday said it has acquired Aries Defense in a deal that strengthens its capabilities around software-defined all-domain command-and-control at the tactical edge. Terms of the deal were […]
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InternationalWhite House Reports Deal For 11 Polar Icebreakers, Selecting Bollinger and Foreign Shipyards
The White House last Thursday announced a multi-billion dollar deal that will see Bollinger Shipyards and Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding partner with foreign shipbuilders to construct up to 11 new medium-polar […]
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Navy/USMCHII Tests REMUS 620 Submarine Torpedo Tube Recovery
HII [HII] this week announced its REMUS 620 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) successfully completed its first recovery via a submarine torpedo tube test fixture. The test was conducted by a […]
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Navy/USMCSHIPS Act In Commerce Committee, Kaine Says
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Tuesday confirmed the SHIPS Act is currently working its way through the Commerce Committee but he sees ways to connect it to a defense authorization […]
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Navy/USMCAUKUS Can be Strengthened, More Sustainable, DoD Official Says During DoD Review
A Defense Department official on Tuesday said there are things the U.S. and Australia can do to make the AUKUS security agreement stronger and more sustainable, while confirming a review […]
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Navy/USMCSeasats Nabs Its Largest Award For USVs With $89 Million Navy Contract
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer and manufacturer Seasats in late September received its largest contract to date, a potential $89.2 million Navy production award in support of the Marine Corps. […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha Picks Former PEO Ships To Lead U.S. Shipbuilding Programs
A defense business subsidiary of the South Korean conglomerate Hanwha on Monday appointed the former Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ships, Rear Adm. (Ret.) Tom Anderson, to lead its shipbuilding […]
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Unmanned SystemsSikorsky Developing Nomad Prop-Rotor Drones, Larger Variants May Have 500-Pound Payload
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Sikorsky is developing autonomous, twin prop-rotor Nomad drones, based on the company’s rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing concept. “The twin prop-rotor design combines the versatility […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Prepares For Another Multi-Year Round For Phalanx CIWS
The Navy is conducting another round of research to determine potential sources that can manufacture the terminal defense MK 15 Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) over fiscal years 2026 to 2029. […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Starts Land-Based Testing Of Japan’s Aegis Ship SPY-7 Radar
Lockheed Martin [LMT] started initial light off ground-based testing for the Japan-bound Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV)’s shipset 1 SPY-7 radar system on schedule, the company announced Tuesday. The testing […]