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Business/FinancialMDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
MDA Space is acquiring spacecraft manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon [RTX] to give the company a direct position in the U.S. defense market. The acquisition will give the Canadian space company a “strategic […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Sale Of AMRAAMs To South Korea
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $292 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 70 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to South Korea. Beyond the missiles, the […]
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BudgetDefense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG
The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Will Only Buy Used Virginia SSNs For AUKUS; UUV Tech To Be Pillar II Signature Project
The defense ministers of the three AUKUS partners last Saturday announced Australia will now exclusively buy used American Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) and that the first “signature project” of Pillar […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has finalized a $3.5 billion contract it awarded Davie Defense in February for five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), the first of which will […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates
RTX [RTX] on Monday announced its Raytheon SeaRAM ship self-defense system was picked by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to be used on Australia’s 11 upcoming Sea3000 Mogami-class General Purpose Frigates. […]
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Navy/USMCShipbuilding Plan Reveals Battleship Will be Nuclear Powered and Armed, Pitches Some Foreign Ship Construction
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan released Monday reveals the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear powered and armed, extend to a 15-ship class while also explaining plans to allow foreign […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat Gets First AUKUS Contract To Support Allied Subs
The Navy last Thursday awarded General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat division an initial $197 million contract focused on supporting the AUKUS program as it helps Australia set up the capability […]
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Navy Studying International Ship Production And Increasing Domestic Capacity
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy is starting a study on how to increase shipbuilding capacity both domestically and how to potentially expand to buying modules or whole ships outside […]
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