Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCSenate Appropriators Restore $1.4 Billion For Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Program In FY ‘26 Spending Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft fiscal year 2026 spending bill plans to fund the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft to $1.4 billion after the Trump administration and Defense Department slashed it […]
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Business/FinancialNewport News Division Leads HII’s Earnings Down In Second Quarter
HII [HII] on Thursday reported a drop in second quarter net earnings despite higher sales largely due to lower performance on the Virginia-class submarine program and aircraft carrier construction at […]
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Unmanned SystemsSeasats Unmanned Vehicle Completes Trans-Pacific Voyage
Seasats on Wednesday announced one of its Lightfish autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) reached Japan in a trans-pacific voyage from San Diego after launching in January. When first launched, the company […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Opens MASC USV Program, Seeking Proposals For Three Variants
The Navy opened a solicitation this week for proposals on its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) medium-sized Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, looking into three variants. The Navy noted […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha Invests In Philly Shipyard with LNG Order
The American shipping subsidiary of South Korean industrial conglomerate Hanwha in July ordered a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier from a fellow subsidiary, Philly Shipyard, as part of its effort […]
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Air ForceGAO Finds DoD Has Not Identified Lower-Tier Suppliers; Discloses DoD Looked Into Chinese Robotic Arms on F-35 Assembly Line
An omniscient portrait of the more than 200,000 DoD suppliers to spot suspicious foreign companies is not on the books, as lower tier suppliers remain hidden–a cloaking helped by the […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Nominee Open To Ditching Boise, Adding Ship Repair and Construction Work Outside U.S.
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) nominee Adm. Daryl Caudle on Thursday said he was open to retiring the USS Boise (SSN-764) attack submarine early due to its long maintenance delays […]
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CongressRight to Repair Provisions in Senate and House Defense Authorization Bills
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) versions of their respective fiscal 2026 defense authorization bills contain “right to repair” provisions aimed at a reduction […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmada Announces $131 Million Funding Raise To Scale Relocatable Data Center
Armada, a developer and manufacturer of mobile and relocatable data centers that provide computing power to remote and challenged areas, has raised $131 million in a strategic funding round that […]
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Business/FinancialShipbuilding, Aerospace Power GD To Strong Second Quarter
Continuing its strong momentum from the first quarter, General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday reported handsome second quarter results driven by the company’s shipbuilding and Aerospace segments. Net income increased 12 […]