Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
CBO Values U.S. Sub Sales To Australia At $3 Billion Each, Estimates Timelines And Budget Impacts
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate report published Nov. 3 estimates a House bill allowing U.S. submarine sales to Australia would sell at $3 billion each and the overall […]
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Navy/USMC
CENTCOM Fires First Weapons Off Sea Drones In Exercise
Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59 tested the combat capabilities of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) with the first live fire exercises in the Persian Gulf last month, the service […]
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Pentagon
Senate Confirms Navy And Air Force Chiefs, Marine Corps Number Two
The Senate on Thursday confirmed three top military nominees, over the objection of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blanket hold on military confirmations. The Senate voted 95-1 to confirm Adm. Lisa […]
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International
Fincantieri and Leonardo To Collaborate On Protection Of Underwater Infrastructure
The Italian corporations Fincantieri and Leonardo said recently they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop systems to help protect underwater infrastructure. The companies said the Oct. 27 MoU […]
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Navy/USMC
CBO Predicts AUKUS Sub Sales To Reduce U.S. Inventory For 20 Years
The U.S. government’s plan to sell Australia three to five attack submarines (SSNs) in the 2030s as part of the AUKUS pact could lower U.S. SSN stocks by that many […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Martin Wins $365 Million Order For Six MH-60R Seahawk Helos
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $364 million firm-fixed-price contract order for six Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters on Oct. 26 for Norway. The DoD contract announcement said delivery of […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Sub Build Rate Goal Now Five Times Over 2015 Rate, Availability Rates Increasing, Navy Officials Say
Navy officials this week emphasized the current goals for U.S. submarine construction rates are about five times higher than they were in 2015 while the service is working to better […]
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Navy/USMC
Destroyer Successfully Tests First Simultaneous Intercepts Of Ballistic Missiles And Drones
A Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer successfully tested the ability to intercept multiple ballistic missile and drone targets at the same time in a joint test with the Missile Defense Agency […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Officials Argue AUKUS Legislation Needed Now To Stay On Schedule
Several Navy officials on Wednesday told a House panel why several legislative proposals to enact the tripartite AUKUS agreement are needed this year, or parts of the submarine cooperation plan […]
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Navy/USMC
Latest MCM USV Order To Bollinger Covers Four More Vehicles
Bollinger Shipyards this week announced the most recent Navy order for Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessels (MCM USV) covers four more vehicles, bringing the current total under contract to seven. […]
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