Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards $76.6 Billion For Nine Block VI Virginia-Class And Five Columbia-Class Submarines
The Navy on Wednesday awarded General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat a contract worth $76.6 billion to build nine Virginia-class Block VI attack submarines (SSNs) and five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines […]
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Unmanned SystemsNavy Seeks Vendor-Neutral USV Maintenance Framework
The Navy last week issued a Request for Solutions (RFS) notice to find a self-sufficient maintenance sustainment and training framework that can work with its evolving fleet of Unmanned Surface […]
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Navy/USMCHII Adds Outsourcing To Amphib Construction; Australian Official Visits
HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division on Monday announced it was expanding its use of outsourcing to include modular construction on amphibious warships, starting with the future USS Philadelphia (LPD-32) San […]
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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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