Navy/USMC
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InternationalBAE Integrates MK 45 Naval Gun Into First UK Type 26 Frigate
BAE Systems said Monday it has started integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto the U.K. Royal Navy’s first City-class Type 26 frigate, the HMS Glasgow (F88). This milestone […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Announces New Public-Private Partnership To Build More Sub Manufacturing Facilities
The Navy on Friday announced it is partnering with private industry in an acquisition of the Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., to construct additional submarine manufacturing facilities. This specifically includes […]
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Navy/USMCHAC-D Chairman Criticizes SECNAV For Submarine Cost Growth, Cites $17 Billion SSN Shoftfall
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, heavily criticized Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about significant cost overruns and delays in submarine and ship […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates MQ-4C Navigation In Arctic Circle
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday announced it demonstrated the ability of a navigation system used by a MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle to operate at high latitudes within the Arctic […]
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Navy/USMCFranchetti Argues NAVPLAN 2024 Stretch Goals Are ‘Realistic’
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the goals she is pushing the Navy to achieve by 2027 in her recently released Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2024 are realistic, even […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA Investigating Counter-UUV Defenses
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency published a notice on Sept. 11 looking for “innovative proposals” for its Sync program to counter unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs). DARPA said this Sync […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Franchetti Releases 2024 NAVPLAN With 2027 Focus
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti used her Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) to target achieving readiness for potential war with China by 2027. The NAVPLAN is a strategic guidance […]
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Navy/USMCAustal Nabs $450 Million GD Award To Expand Sub Module Production
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] awarded Austal USA a $450 million contract to increase its infrastructure to design, construct and outfit new submarine modules for the U.S. submarine’s prime contractor, […]
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Navy/USMCKongsberg Announces Second International Missile Factory In Virginia
Norway’s Kongsberg on Tuesday said it will be building a new factory to build and provide support for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) in James City […]
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BudgetDel Toro Details CR Downsides For Navy In Letter To Legislators
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently sent congressional appropriations leaders a letter detailing the downsides for the Department of the Navy in a potential six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) […]