By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract for the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), but the award amount was not made public due to the ongoing competition for the program. This is the first contract award for the program since cancelation of LCS-3 in 2007. The Flight 0+ LCS-3, the USS Fort Worth, will be built at Marinette Marine [MTW] in Marinette, Wis. The ship was named earlier this month by then-Navy Secretary Donald Winter.…
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Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]
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