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Navy/USMC
Austal Starts Submarine Construction Support Work
Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala., has started production on modules supporting attack and ballistic missile submarine construction, the company said on Dec. 6. Austal is working under a strategic […]
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BAE Wins $295 Million Contract for USS Kearsarge Modernization Work
The Navy awarded BAE Systems a $295 million contract on Dec. 9 to conduct modernization and repair work on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in fiscal year […]
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DDG-120 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer completed acceptance trials on Dec. 9, shipbuilder General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) said on Friday. During the trials, a […]
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Final FY ‘23 NDAA Gives Marine Commandant More Say In Amphib Requirements
Provisions in the final compromise version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Commandant of the Marine Corps to have a clearer say in amphibious naval […]
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AARGM-ER Finishes Fourth Flight Test
The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently finished the fourth successful live fire flight test of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER), the company said on Dec. […]
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New Zealand Receives First Of Four P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
Boeing [BA] delivered the first of four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to New Zealand during a ceremony in Seattle, Wash. New Zealand first signed the contract for the four […]
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Austin Commits To Close Australian Sub Gap Before AUKUS Vessel Ready
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday committed to help Australia not have a capability gap between the retirement of the current Collins-class attack submarines and the future nuclear-powered AUKUS […]
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Construction Starts on Fourth John Lewis-class Navy Oiler
General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] on Dec. 5 laid the keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the fourth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment […]
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U.K. Navy Buying 39-Foot XLUUV Submarine
The U.K. Royal Navy recently awarded MSubs a $19 million contract to buy a new 39-foot uncrewed submarine, called Project Cetus. The U.K. Ministry of Defense announced the award on […]
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Navy Exploring Re-Opening Contract To Support Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Last week the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issued a Request For Information (RFI) notice that said it is exploring possibly reopening a multiple award contract (MAC) to provide payloads, […]
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