Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
Navy Acquisition Head Says Block Buy Of Fifth and Sixth Ford Carriers Could Save $5 Billion
If the Navy procures the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as a block buy, it could save taxpayers about $5 billion over buying them individually, the Navy’s top acquisition […]
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Last Planned Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Drone Delivered
The Marine Corps received its last planned General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) this month, the Navy said June 5. This finishes […]
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DoD Awards Six Small Businesses $5 Billion Contract Vehicle In Naval Integrated Weapons Systems Equipment
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) last month awarded six small businesses $5 billion to support procuring integrated weapons system equipment and services on naval vessels, DoD said Thursday. The original […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Official Says Frigate Design Expected This Summer, Confirms Service Still Needs Sixth-Gen Fighter
A top Navy official Thursday provided lawmakers with updated figures on Constellation-class frigate design progress following significant delays and confirmed the service is still looking into ultimately procuring a new […]
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Congress
Senate’s Defense Bill For Reconciliation Adjusts Shipbuilding Funds, Wicker Knocks Budget Plan
The Senate GOP has revealed its defense portion of the reconciliation bill with some slight adjustments from the $150 billion version the House passed, while the chair of the Armed […]
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Navy/USMC
BlackSea Technologies Contributes GARC USV And Support Ship To Operation Southern Spear
BlackSea Technologies on Wednesday revealed it is participating in the robotic-heavy Operation Southern Spear under U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet in the Caribbean Sea. The company said it is […]
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New $1.1 Billion AIM-9X Sidewinder Award Largest In Program, Will Boost Annual Production To 2,500 Missiles, RTX Says
The Navy on June 2 awarded RTX [RTX] a $1.1 billion modification award exercising options to production and delivery of many more AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Air-To-Air Missiles in Lot […]
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Navy/USMC
SecNav Sees Lessons From Japanese and Korean Yards, Looking Into More Allied Naval Work and U.S. Yards
The Secretary of the Navy this week noted some specific benefits Japanese and South Korean shipyards have that Americans can learn from, while hinting foreign allied shipyards could perform more […]
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SecNav: DOGE Cuts Spur Navy To Save $500 Million
The Navy Secretary this week said the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has helped the Navy save hundreds of millions of dollars by canceling various contracts. “We’ve […]
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International
U.K. Plans For 12 SSN-AUKUS Future Attack Sub Fleet
On Monday, the U.K. Defense Minister said the government plans to ultimately field 12 SSN-AUKUS attack submarines in the foreword of a new defense review report. The new 2025 Strategic […]
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