Navy/USMC
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InternationalUK Replaces Plans For Future Destroyer With Drone Controller Ships
The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to replace a planned destroyer with a new drone controller ship instead, the Common Combat Vessels (CCV). The U.K. Ministry of Defence previously […]
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WeaponsRTX Nabs $1.1 Billion Mod For Nearly 2,000 Sidewinder Missiles
Naval Air Systems Command on June 26 awarded RTX [RTX] a contract modification worth over $1.1 billion for production and delivery of nearly 2,000 IM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. […]
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Navy/USMCOMB Director Calls For Fifth Public Shipyard, Doubles Down On Foreign Shipbuilding
The director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday said the administration is pushing for the Navy to get a fifth public shipyard to improve […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Uncertain Navy Will Award F/A-XX Contract By August
House appropriators said they are skeptical the Defense Department will award the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter program by the most recent […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut
The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions requiring […]
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BudgetLawmakers Push Shipbuilding Accountability And Submarine Reports In House Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee’s mark of the FY ‘27 defense spending bill includes shipbuilding accountability provisions given increasing cost-to-complete requests and perennially delayed shipbuilding programs. The bill report said that […]
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CongressSix F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says
The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]
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Unmanned SystemsMARTAC Partners With Intrepid Powerboats To Build Hundreds Of USVs
Florida-based Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) developer Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) said that it is teaming with another Florida boatbuilder, Intrepid Powerboats, to scale up production of the T38 Devil […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy Demos Dual Use Laser For Power Transfer And C-UAS
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently demonstrated a dual-use laser system able to both wirelessly transmit power over long distances and quickly switch to defensive counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) missions. […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]
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