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Navy League Pushes Sea-Air-Space 2021 Back To Summer
The Navy League said on Monday it is pushing back the Sea-Air-Space 2021 expo from April 12-14 to Aug. 2-4 as a cautionary measure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization […]
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SecNav Touts $46 Billion In Navy Savings Toward Shipbuilding
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite recently said the service was able to find $46 billion in savings to shift to shipbuilding for a larger future fleet that will be […]
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SecNav Says Navy Will Build More Frigates, Floats It For Allied Sales, Boosts Light Carrier Idea
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite on Wednesday confirmed the service plans to procure more than 20 new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigates, suggested selling the hull to allied states akin to […]
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GD Not Yet Planning To Build 3 Virginia Subs
General Dynamics [GD] has no plans to increase Virginia-class attack submarine production to three vessels per year yet after the Secretary of Defense outlined a future naval plan calling for […]
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Navy Awards Sikorsky $550 Million Mod For Six Additional CH-53Ks
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] a $550 million modification to produce six more CH-53K Lot IV low rate initial production (LRIP) King Stallion helicopters. This […]
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Vertex Aerospace Wins Navy Contract For New Helo Trainer Logistics, Maintenance Support
The Navy awarded Vertex Aerospace a $70 million contract for base year Contractor Logistics and Maintenance Support (CLS) for the service’s new TH-73A trainer helicopter, Naval Air Systems Command said […]
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U.S. And U.K. Navies Look Towards Interchangeability
The U.S. and U.K. Navy service chiefs agreed to a Statement of Intent (SOI) on Oct. 21 to endeavor to move from interoperability and cooperation toward having interchangeable forces and […]
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National Security Adviser: All Destroyers Getting Hypersonic Missiles
President Trump’s national security adviser on Wednesday said the Navy plans to field hypersonic missiles on all destroyers. While the service previously said it planned to base Conventional Prompt Strike […]
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Boeing And Navy Plan To Develop Ramjet Missile Demonstrator
The U.S. Navy and Boeing [BA] are co-developing a ramjet flight demonstrator missile while the service works toward a future aircraft carrier-based weapon, the company said Tuesday. Boeing won a […]
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Geurts Announces London Tech Bridge
The Navy’s top acquisition official on Tuesday announced the establishment of the first NavalX tech bridge overseas, in London. “I’m proud to announce that we are going to establish our […]
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