Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Gathering Info On Potential Remote Weapon Systems For Turreted ACV-30
A new Marine Corps notice seeks information on vendors that could potentially provide a remote weapon system for the turreted variant Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or ACV-30. While Kongsberg has provided […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Finds High Risk In Some Frigate Systems
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that while the Navy’s new frigate class is using many systems proven on other ships, the propulsion and machinery control systems have […]
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Navy/USMCBeacon Wins Navy Contract For UUV Forward Sustainment Software
The Navy awarded Massachusetts-based Beacon Interactive Systems a contract to transform its Beacon software platform into a new digital platform to help manage and sustain forward-deployed Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Argues New Frigate Delayed Because Of Navy Design Changes, ‘Botched Metrics’ Obscured Progress
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report laid out in stark terms how the Navy started with a new frigate program meant to reduce delays and costs but significant design […]
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Air ForceDoD Investigating Crash of F-35B in New Mexico
DoD is investigating the cause of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B crash on May 28, just after the plane took off from Albuquerque International Sunport, N.M. The Defense Contract Management […]
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Navy/USMCDDG-122 Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS John Basilone (DDG-122) completed acceptance rials on May 23, shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] said on May 24. These trials entailed having a BIW […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Program Office To Brief Industry On LUSV
The Navy is planning to host an industry day to brief companies on how the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) fits into efforts to transition the surface force. The Program […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers Limit International Navy Maintenance At 21 Days
The House Armed Services markup of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill approved a measure limiting international maintenance of Navy ships at 21 days. This provision, included in the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Fincantieri Marinette Marine $1 Billion For Two More Frigates
The Naval Sea Systems Command on Thursday awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $1.04 billion modification, exercising options for detail design and construction of two more Constellation-class guided-missile frigates, FFG-66 and […]
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BudgetCourtney Bullish Second SSN Will Be In Appropriations Bill
The ranking member of the House Armed Services’ Seapower subcommittee said he is optimistic the House Appropriations Committee will match authorizers in adding a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) to […]