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Navy/USMC
Navy Acquisition Head Says Block Buy Of Fifth and Sixth Ford Carriers Could Save $5 Billion
If the Navy procures the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as a block buy, it could save taxpayers about $5 billion over buying them individually, the Navy’s top acquisition […]
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Last Planned Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Drone Delivered
The Marine Corps received its last planned General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) this month, the Navy said June 5. This finishes […]
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Navy Official Says Frigate Design Expected This Summer, Confirms Service Still Needs Sixth-Gen Fighter
A top Navy official Thursday provided lawmakers with updated figures on Constellation-class frigate design progress following significant delays and confirmed the service is still looking into ultimately procuring a new […]
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BlackSea Technologies Contributes GARC USV And Support Ship To Operation Southern Spear
BlackSea Technologies on Wednesday revealed it is participating in the robotic-heavy Operation Southern Spear under U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet in the Caribbean Sea. The company said it is […]
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New $1.1 Billion AIM-9X Sidewinder Award Largest In Program, Will Boost Annual Production To 2,500 Missiles, RTX Says
The Navy on June 2 awarded RTX [RTX] a $1.1 billion modification award exercising options to production and delivery of many more AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Air-To-Air Missiles in Lot […]
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Navy/USMC
SecNav Sees Lessons From Japanese and Korean Yards, Looking Into More Allied Naval Work and U.S. Yards
The Secretary of the Navy this week noted some specific benefits Japanese and South Korean shipyards have that Americans can learn from, while hinting foreign allied shipyards could perform more […]
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SecNav: DOGE Cuts Spur Navy To Save $500 Million
The Navy Secretary this week said the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has helped the Navy save hundreds of millions of dollars by canceling various contracts. “We’ve […]
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NorthStar Nabs $527 Million Enterprise Carrier Dismantlement Contract
The Navy on Friday awarded a team led by Vermont’s NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC a $537 million contract to dismantle, recycle and dispose of the former nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, […]
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Navy Relieves PEO USC Citing Investigation
The Navy on Tuesday announced Rear Adm. Kevin Smith, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC), was relieved following a complaint “substantiated by an Office of the […]
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Birdon Leads Construction Of Prototype Small Marine Corps Amphibs This Summer
Australia’s Birdon was chosen by the Marine Corps to design and build two prototype small amphibious ships that can carry a few dozen Marines, with construction set to begin this […]
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