Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Modular, Portable Bomb-Disposal Robot Clears Critical Design Review
The Navy’s newest man-portable bomb-disposal robot has been approved for fabrication and testing after passing a critical design review, the service and manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Tuesday. Increment 1 […]
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Air ForceSenate Gears Up for Fight On 2017 Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate on Monday kicked off debate of the 2017 defense authorization bill, beginning an amendment process that could have wide-reaching implications for the defense industry. More than 300 amendments have […]
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BudgetSenate Defense Committees Knock Heads Over Future of Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Program
Senate appropriators want the Navy to study whether it should expand its current program of record for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFT) ship—formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel— […]
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Business/FinancialU.S. Navy Awards GD $106 Million Advance Procurement Contract for Fifth Expeditionary Mobile Base
General Dynamics [GD] was awarded a $106 million contract by the U.S. Navy to procure long lead time material and engineering support for the Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 (ESB-5), formerly […]
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Navy/USMCContractors Start Development of Virginia Submarine’s Accoustic Superiority Upgrades
The Navy has begun awarding contracts to companies for new acoustic superiority upgrades that will make Virginia-class attack submarines more stealthy, the service’s program manager said in a May interview […]
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Navy/USMCNewport News to Require Additional Shipyard Investments If Navy Expands Submarine Procurement in 2020s
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding is the midst of making improvements to its yard to support work on the Ford-class aircraft carrier and the Virginia-class and Ohio replacement […]
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Navy/USMCDRS Technologies Hoping LCS Downselect Provokes Second Look at Company’s 76mm Gun
Leonardo’s DRS Technologies is reviving its call for the Navy to incorporate the OTO Melara 76mm Super Rapid Gun on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The pitch isn’t exactly new—the […]
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Air ForceMcCain’s $17 Billion Amendment to NDAA Adds Billions For Aircraft, Ship Procurement
When Senate lawmakers return this June from Memorial Day recess, they will have to contend with the more than 190 amendments to the 2017 defense authorization bill that have been filed Of […]
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CyberNavy Pondering Multiple NGEN Recompete Contract Awards
The Navy is considering awarding multiple contracts for the recompete of the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) instead of relying on a single contractor to run the network, program officials […]
