Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBAE Wins $181 Million Navy Contract To Continue Building Rockets
The U.S. Navy awarded Britain’s BAE Systems a $180.5 million contract order to continue building Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets, the company said Monday. This award is […]
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InternationalU.S. Destroyer Is First Navy Ship To Visit China in 2017
The USS Sterett (DDG-104), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, made a scheduled port visit to Zhanjiang, China on Monday, the first U.S. naval visit to mainland China of the year, […]
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Navy/USMCHII Launches Virginia-Class Submarine Indiana
The future USS Indiana (SSN-789) a Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine was launched into the James River at Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding facility, the company said Friday. As part […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Solicits Industry Information On Contender Torpedo Vehicle
The Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and Department of the Navy posted a sources sought solicitation last Monday to FedBizOpps seeking information from industry on […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing and HII Partner For Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Boeing Testing XLUUV-Like Vehicle
Boeing [BA] and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] are starting a partnership on the design and production of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), Boeing said on Thursday. The companies are combining teams […]
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Pentagon Announces New Navy Nominations
Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Thursday announced the appointment of three top Navy officials by President Trump. Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan was reappointed vice admiral and assigned to director […]
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ArmyBoeing, Textron Given Shots At $475 Million SOCOM Drone Services Contract
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) on June 7 announced that Boeing’s [BA] Insitu unmanned systems arm and Textron’s [TXT] AAI Corp. both share in a multiple-award contract for providing unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Full Speed Ahead With ACV Testing By Next Week
By the end of next week the Marine Corps should have enough amphibious combat vehicle prototypes from two competing companies to support the program’s aggressive testing schedule. On Tuesday the […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing To Deliver Navy’s First P-8A Trainers
Boeing [BA] is set to deliver the U.S. Navy’s first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, the company said on Tuesday. The company is contracted to provide seven Deployable Mission Readiness Trainers […]
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Navy/USMCTrump To Nominate Spencer As Navy Secretary In Second Try
President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Richard Spencer as the 76th Navy secretary, according to a Friday evening White House statement. Spencer is a financial industry executive who […]