Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Under Secretary Argues Focus On Acquisition Cost Usually Counterproductive; Explains Reform Moves
The official performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Navy this month argued that the Navy’s “zealous pursuit of cost is almost always counterproductive, where our zealous pursuit of […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic Partners With Samsung Heavy Industries For Unmanned Shipbuilding
Saronic announced a new strategic partnership with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries on Thursday to help accelerate development of autonomy-capable maritime systems and technologies that aim to improve the U.S. […]
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WeaponsCoAspire Wins $70 Million Contract For Navy Affordable Coalition Missile Program
The Navy recently awarded CoAspire a $70 million prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range (RAACM-ER) ground-launched variant for its new Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable […]
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BudgetWhite House Seeks Exceptions From FY ‘27 Continuing Resolution Limitations In Shipbuilding And Munitions
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is requesting a series of anomalies, or exceptions, to be included in a fiscal year 2027 continuing resolution (CR) in order […]
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Navy/USMCCPS Upgrades For Zumwalt DestroyersIs Running Two Years Behind, GAO Says
The Navy is running 24 months behind its schedule to upgrade its three Zumwalt-class destroyers to host the Conventional prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile, according to a Government Accountability Office […]
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Unmanned SystemsUkrainian Drone Builder Partners With Reconcraft For U.S. Autonomous Surface Vessels
Britain’s autonomous defense system manufacturer UFORCE signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with American Special Operations craft manufacturer ReconCraft on Tuesday to provide advanced autonomous surface vessels (ASV) to the […]
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Navy/USMCPAE Maritime Reaches IOC
The Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime office achieved initial operational capability (IOC) four months after it was established, according to a July 16 memo obtained by Defense Daily. PAE […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha Philly And TOTE Picked To Build MDA Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels
The Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Vessel Construction manager (VCM) TOTE Services were selected to build the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), set to play a role […]
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Navy/USMCGD NASSCO To Build Two New Sub Tenders
The Navy plans to award General Dynamics’ [GD] San Diego-based National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) a detail design and construction contract to procure two new AS(X) next-general submarine tender […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Exploring More Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft In Air Wing of the Future
The Navy is conducting market research to find potential industry sources that can design, develop and field new unmanned carrier-based aircraft for the future carrier air wing. According to a […]
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