Navy/USMC
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IIOT Cyber
NorthStar Nabs $527 Million Enterprise Carrier Dismantlement Contract
The Navy on Friday awarded a team led by Vermont’s NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC a $537 million contract to dismantle, recycle and dispose of the former nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, […]
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Weapons
Northrop Grumman Expects Near Quintupling of SRM Build in Elkton by 2027
ELKTON, Md.—Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] propulsion systems and control (PS&C) business expects to build 440 solid rocket motors (SRMs) here annually by 2027–up from the current 90–as part of a $100 […]
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Missile Defense
DoD Guam Missile Defense Structure Lacks Key Strategies and Planning, GAO Says
The Defense Department’s plan to add missile defense systems to Guam in a new organizational structure is running into major problems as a recent watchdog report finds they still lack […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Relieves PEO USC Citing Investigation
The Navy on Tuesday announced Rear Adm. Kevin Smith, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC), was relieved following a complaint “substantiated by an Office of the […]
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Navy/USMC
Birdon Leads Construction Of Prototype Small Marine Corps Amphibs This Summer
Australia’s Birdon was chosen by the Marine Corps to design and build two prototype small amphibious ships that can carry a few dozen Marines, with construction set to begin this […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
DIU Seeks AI/ML Tools To Help Navy Converge Data At Maritime Ops Centers
The Defense Innovation Unit last week issued a solicitation seeking commercial artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) solutions for converging data inputs at the Navy’s Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs). The […]
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Air Force
USAF Examining Follow-On to Airborne Launch Control System
The U.S. Air Force is examining industry capacity to build “secondary launch capability”–a follow-on to the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) on the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury Take Charge and […]
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Unmanned Systems
Ultra Maritime and General Atomics Partner For Anti-Sub Offerings
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime on Tuesday announced a new partnership to aid anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tracking by combining an unmanned aerial system with low-power sonobuoys […]
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Navy/USMC
Airbus Details Second ALC Program Demo, L3Harris Providing Unmanned Lakota’s ‘Digital Backbone’
Airbus U.S. said Tuesday it recently completed a second demo to inform its work on the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, which follows a recent announcement it’s working […]
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Navy/USMC
Mack Defense Nabs Marine Corps Deal To Build Medium Tactical Truck Prototypes
The Marine Corps has awarded Mack Defense a deal to build two prototypes for its Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) program, which will inform a potential replacement for its Medium Tactical […]