Navy/USMC
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Nuclear ModernizationLos Alamos’ Plutonium Pit Production of 30 Annually for Sentinel May Have to Wait Beyond 2026
As the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awaits its marching orders from the Trump administration, the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is now saying it will get […]
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Business/FinancialHII Completes Asset Purchase Of Submarine Metal Fabricator
HII [HII] on Monday said it has closed its acquisition of the assets of W International, bringing in-house a supplier of submarine structures, modules, and assemblies that struggled to meet […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Opens New Defense Manufacturing Training Center
The Navy this month opened a new defense manufacturing National Training Center to improve shipbuilding capability. The new 100,000 square-foot training center facility opened on Jan. 13 on the Institute […]
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Unmanned SystemsEric Schmdit-Backed Foundation Advises New Tech Innovation Budget for DoD
The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) is advising the Trump administration to create a new tech innovation budget for artificial intelligence (AI), software and automation in the Department of Defense–an […]
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Unmanned SystemsSeasats Starts Second Trans-Oceanic Unmanned Vehicle Voyage
The maritime startup Seasats launched a second long-run sailing mission of an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV), this time from San Diego to Japan. The California-based company on Jan. 21 announced […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues RFI To Expand Unmanned ISR
The Navy this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) that aims to increase the number of partners to provide small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) performing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]
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InternationalNorway And France Start Closer Defense Coop As Norway Plans To Compete New Frigate
The Norwegian and French ministers of defense agreed to work toward closer defense cooperation on things like maritime surveillance earlier this month as Norway ramps up its plans to acquire […]
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InternationalAustralia Announces Another $164 Million For AUKUS Sub Industry
The Australian defense minister on Tuesday announced another $164 million investment in domestic industry to support the supply chain for the future AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine. The Albanese government specified […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA Office Head Named Acting SECNAV
President Trump on Monday named Terence Emmert, the director of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA) office, to be the acting Secretary of the Navy until a permanent appointee […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Indian Head Division Making Progress On Road To Increasing Energetics Capacity
INDIAN HEAD, Md.—The Navy’s premier facility for developing and producing energetics for munitions and rocket motors is nearing completion of the initial phase of a long-term modernization effort that starts […]