Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCBAE Details $95 Million Contract For P-8A Electronic Warfare Pods
The Navy in March awarded BAE Systems a $95 million contract for research, development and low-rate initial production on electronic warfare (EW) Advanced Survivability Pods for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Commercial Solutions For Navy’s Improved Energy Resilience
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday issued a solicitation seeking large-scale commercial solutions to provide the Navy with improved energy resilience with a better cost structure. The notice said […]
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InternationalAustralia Committing To Collins-Class Sub Life Extension With Fewer Upgrades
Australia on Wednesday announced the start of a life extension program for the Collins-class submarine that curtails previously planned upgrades while it awaits U.S. and domestically-made nuclear-powered attack submarines in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Austal $516 Million To Finish First New T-AGOS 25 Ocean Surveillance Ship
The Navy awarded Austal USA a $516 million contract modification on May 30, exercising an option for ordering long-lead time material and to continue/complete detail design and construction (DD&C) work […]
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Navy/USMCOhio Senator Pushes Admin To Direct Funds For New Sub Repair Facilities
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) recently sent the Biden administration a letter urging it to direct funds from the recent national security supplemental law toward building submarine repair facilities in Ohio. […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Finds High Risk In Some Frigate Systems
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that while the Navy’s new frigate class is using many systems proven on other ships, the propulsion and machinery control systems have […]
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Navy/USMCBeacon Wins Navy Contract For UUV Forward Sustainment Software
The Navy awarded Massachusetts-based Beacon Interactive Systems a contract to transform its Beacon software platform into a new digital platform to help manage and sustain forward-deployed Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Argues New Frigate Delayed Because Of Navy Design Changes, ‘Botched Metrics’ Obscured Progress
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report laid out in stark terms how the Navy started with a new frigate program meant to reduce delays and costs but significant design […]
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Navy/USMCDDG-122 Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS John Basilone (DDG-122) completed acceptance rials on May 23, shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] said on May 24. These trials entailed having a BIW […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Program Office To Brief Industry On LUSV
The Navy is planning to host an industry day to brief companies on how the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) fits into efforts to transition the surface force. The Program […]
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