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Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Confident in SPY-7 Progress and Performance; Offers alternative for DDG Backfit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pushing full steam ahead on its scalable AN/SPY-7 S-band gallium nitride-based radar in four countries and boasted its superiority to the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AN/SPY-6 radar […]
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New NAVSEA Campaign Plan Focuses On On-Time Delivery, Digital Capability
The latest Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) campaign plan focuses especially on on-time delivery of vessels and systems and transforming digital capability. “To that end, it is NAVSEA’s fundamental responsibility […]
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Navy Starts Looking At Replacements For MH-60R/S and MQ-8B/C
The Navy issued a request for information (RFI) Jan. 28 to start analyzing options to replace and succeed the current fleet of Sikorsky [LMT] MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman […]
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Sweden Navy Chief Says Information Sharing Necessary For Gray Zone Threats
The chief of the Royal Swedish Navy said the threat of gray zone activity in Northern Europe waters shows the importance of presence at sea and information sharing within and […]
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Frigate Anti-Air Warfare Test Strategy Not Yet Approved By DoD Weapons Tester
The Defense Department’s weapons tester did not approve the new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate’s approved the anti-air warfare (AAW) test strategy in the overall testing plan because it is “not adequate […]
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Navy Stops Delivery of Freedom LCSs After Combining Gear Problem
The Navy has stopped accepting delivery of Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) after finding a problem with the combining gear on the ships. The government investigated a “material defect with […]
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Harker Succeeds Braithewaite As Acting SecNav
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite resigned his position on Wednesday as the Biden administration was sworn in while Thomas Harker, the Navy’s top civilian financial official, succeeds him in […]
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New Frigate Construction Starts This Year
Construction of the first new Constellation-class guided missile frigate, FFG-62, is set to start later this year, the Navy’s program manager said last week. Shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine plans to […]
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Navy USVs Will Have Range In Manning
The Navy program manager for unmanned systems said new unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) will have a range of manning as they are being developed. “Our Medium USV [MUSV] prototype is […]
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U.S. and U.K. Agree HMS Queen Elizabeth Deployment To Use American F-35Bs
The U.S. and U.K. defense chiefs signed a joint declaration agreement allowing U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel to deploy in a joint UK-U.S. combined carrier strike group led by […]
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