Navy/USMC
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Unmanned SystemsSaildrone Envisions European Expansion After Baltic Sea Exercises
The founder and CEO of unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone said the company is ripe for significant expansion to more European customers following a June NATO test and demonstration […]
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Navy/USMCAuthorizers Support New LSM Plan, Impose Vessel Construction Manager Strategy
The newly released House and Senate Armed Services Committee’s FY 2026 defense authorization bills both support the Navy’s latest strategy to move forward with a non-developmental design for the Medium […]
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WeaponsSixth-Generation Fighter And Munitions Top The Navy’s Unfunded Priority List
The top items on the Navy’s FY 2026 unfunded priorities list (UPL) are focused on munitions buys and funding the sixth-generation fighter program. As the top priority at $841 million, […]
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Navy/USMCSecond Ford-Class Carrier Running Another 20 Months Late, Third Adds 10 More Months In Budget Books
The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget request shipbuilding budget documents revealed the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers will be another 20 and 10 months late, respectively. The future USS John […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Delivers First SPY-7 Aegis Radar Shipset To Japan
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday announced it delivered the first full Aegis Systems Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of radar panels to Japanese government control, with further testing this year before […]
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Business/FinancialShipbuilder Fincantieri Appoints New CEO For U.S. Subsidiary
Italy’s shipbuilder Fincantieri appointed George Moutafis as the next CEO of U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), effective July 1. Moutafis succeeds Marco Galbiati, who had served as CEO since […]
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Navy/USMCHII Looks To Accelerate Shipbuilding With C3.ai Partnership
U.S. Navy shipbuilder HII [HII] and enterprise AI application software company C3.ai, Inc. [AI] announced the expansion of their partnership aimed at accelerating shipbuilding throughput. In a Monday announcement, the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub About 17 Months Late
The Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is now projected to be ready by early 2029, Navy officials told lawmakers this week. The Navy says its highest priority program is […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Using SM-3s At ‘An Alarming Rate,’ Kilby Says
Navy officials on Tuesday told the Senate Appropriation’s defense subcommittee that SM-3s are being used quickly and that the administration is still considering building U.S. Navy ships outside the U.S. to […]
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InternationalSenators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Streamline AUKUS Defense Industrial Base Collaboration
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill aimed at streamlining defense industrial base collaboration with Australia and the U.K. for the AUKUS submarine technology sharing agreement. Sens. Tim […]
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