Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy And GD Target Shorter Build Sequence For Columbia, Aim To Fix Virginia Delays By Block V
Navy officials on Thursday said the service and General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] agreed to an 84-month build sequence for the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) but are trying […]
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Navy Awards GD $9.47 Billion Contract For First Columbia SSBN And Advance Work On Second Sub
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] a $9.47 billion contract modification on Thursday for full construction of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN-826) and continuing advanced construction […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Intends To Award Northrop Grumman AARGM-ER LRIP Contract
The Navy on Nov. 4 said it intends to award Northrop Grumman [NOC] a sole source contract for the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lots I and II of AGM-88G […]
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Business/FinancialIndustry Can Build Three Virginia Subs But Government Must Commit, Petters Says
The nation’s shipyards and their supply chains could build three Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines annually but to create the necessary capacity will require the government to commit to such a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Facilities Engineering Command Changes Name
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) changed its name to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command on Nov. 3. The service said this change aims to “to more accurately reflect its […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Head Expects SSN(X) Columbia-Sized, Sees Navy Plans Favorable
The top executive of BWX Technologies [BWXT] this week said the next generation of attack submarines will be closer to the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines in size and the latest […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Industry Info On Sub-Launched UAS
The Navy is requesting white papers to determine capabilities for a submarine-launched unmanned aerial system (SLUAS) for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, according to a recent notice. “The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards HII $315 Million Mod For CVN-79 Single Phase Delivery
The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $315 million modification on Monday to move the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) aircraft carrier from two-phase to single-phase delivery and […]
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Navy/USMCL3Harris Wins $88 Million U.S. Marine Corps VSAT Contract
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an $88 million program award for Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT). Under the firm-fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, L3Harris will supply up to 169 Panther […]
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Navy/USMCProject Overmatch To Push Naval Tactical Grid And Align Services
Navy officials last week explained how the new Project Overmatch directed by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) will help the services align in a joint network. “That is in […]
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