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Australia Approves First Businesses To Work In U.S., U.K. Sub Supply Chains
The Australian government on Wednesday announced four domestic companies were awarded contracts as part of a qualification process so they will ultimately work in the U.S. and U.K. submarine supply […]
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SASC Leaders Urge Navy To Help Push Funds From Large To Medium USVs
The leaders of a Senate panel are pushing the Navy to redirect funds and focus from Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs) to Medium USVs (MUSVs), according to a November letter. […]
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GAO Says Half of Navy Amphibs In Poor Condition, 31-Ship Floor At Risk
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week gave a grim assessment that with half of the Navy’s amphibious ships in poor condition, the service has significant risk of […]
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3rd Marine Littoral Regiment Receives First Ground-Based Anti-Ship Missile System
The Marine Corp’s 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3rd Marine Division received the first new mobile ground–based anti-ship missile system, the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) last month. NMESIS […]
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Lockheed Martin Nabs $479 Million Japan FMS For Aegis Vessel Equipment
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $579 million contract modification to continue to develop and integrate support for two new Japanese Aegis ships. The […]
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Trump Picks Donor, Financier As Navy Secretary
President-elect Trump picked financier John Phelan as his nominee to be the next Secretary of the Navy, he announced Tuesday. “It is my great honor to announce John Phelan as […]
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White House Requests $7.3 Billion To Keep Funding Columbia, Virginia Sub Construction Shortfall
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday requested another $7.3 billion from Congress to continue to build the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and cover shortfalls […]
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Navy Awards BAE $212 Million Contract For Maintenance on LPD-20
The Navy awarded BAE Systems a $212 million contract on Nov. 25 to perform maintenance on the USS Green Bay (LPD-20), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. The award […]
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Navy To Set Aside Some MSC Ships To Ease Stress On Civilian Mariners
The Navy said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro approved a plan on Oct. 30 to ease stress on the civilian mariners in Military Sealift Command (MSC), in part […]
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Latest 5th Fleet Unmanned Exercise Tests Remote Launch And Launching a Drone Off USV
The Navy’s 5th Fleet group that focuses on unmanned testing conducted another iteration of unmanned tests, this time with remote launch of a loitering munitions and the take-off and landing […]
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