Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Projects Up to 30 New Light Amphibs, Single Selection
The Navy said it expects to buy 28-30 new Light Amphibious Warships (LAWs) that should cost “several digit millions” and will consist of a single final shipbuilder, according to answers […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts Replacing PEO EIS With Two Offices
The Navy’s top acquisition official is disestablishing the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) and replacing it with two new separate offices. PEO EIS is specifically being replaced […]
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COVID-19Navy Pushing Small Business Awards For Pandemic
The Navy’s top acquisition official on Monday spoke about how the service is trying to help small businesses weather the issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by pushing out more […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Lays Out Frigate Cost And Schedule, Follow-On Ships Below Target Cost
Top Navy officials on Thursday laid out the expected costs and timetable of the newly awarded Fincantieri FFG(X) frigate contract win and estimated follow-on vessels will stay below the target […]
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Navy/USMC
Fincantieri Wins $795 Million Contract For Hotly-Contested FFG(X) Frigates
Pushing up the decision by three months, the Navy on Thursday awarded Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine a $795 million detail design and construction (DD&C) contract for the FFG(X) guided-missile frigates over […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Hosting Limited RIMPAC With At-Sea Events Only Due To Pandemic
The Navy will sponsor a modified Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in August, limiting it to at-sea-only events due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. The biennial 27th RIMPAC will last […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Navy Requests Increase for Development of MQ-4C Triton SIGINT Package
The Navy fiscal 2021 budget requests an increase for the development of the Integrated Functional Capability-4 (IFC-4) signals intelligence (SIGINT) package aboard the service’s Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo DRS Wins Up To $462 Million Contract In Future Ship Combat System Equipment
This month, the Navy awarded Italy’s Leonardo DRS a $62.5 million contract for equipment to support the service’s future surface ship combat systems, a total that could rise to $462 […]
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COVID-19Navy Pushed $600 Million Into Shipbuilding Industry Base For Pandemic Response
The Navy’s top acquisition official said the Navy recently infused about $600 million into the shipbuilding industrial base by reducing withholds and retainers to help it deal with COVID-19 pandemic […]
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COVID-19ONR Announces $30 Million In Small Business Funding, Plans $250 Million Over 90 Days
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Monday announcing $30 million in funding opportunities in search of dual Navy and commercial technologies and also announced […]