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Navy/USMC
GD Electric Boat Nabs Another $642 Million Mod For SSN Design And Development
The Navy on Friday awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] a $642 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract focused on lead yard support and development studies and design […]
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Congress
House Lawmakers Introduce Their Version Of AUKUS Industrial Base Collab Bill
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) on Friday introduced legislation to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub About 17 Months Late
The Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is now projected to be ready by early 2029, Navy officials told lawmakers this week. The Navy says its highest priority program is […]
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Navy/USMC
DoD Awards Six Small Businesses $5 Billion Contract Vehicle In Naval Integrated Weapons Systems Equipment
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) last month awarded six small businesses $5 billion to support procuring integrated weapons system equipment and services on naval vessels, DoD said Thursday. The original […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Awards Billions GD And HII Billions To Finish Last Two Block V Virginia-Class SSNs and Shipyard Support
The Navy on Wednesday awarded Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) builders General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat [GD] and HII Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) [HII] at least $14 billion to build two SSNs […]
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Navy Nuke Head Says New Tech Easing Sub Production Increase
The head of the naval nuclear propulsion program this week argued submarine shipbuilding is improving, in part thanks to new technologies. While the U.S. Navy and submarine industrial base are […]
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Navy/USMC
Electric Boat Nabs $1 Billion Contract Mod For Virginia Block VI Sub Material
General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat won another undefinitized contract modification worth up to $1.065 billion for the long lead time material for Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines. Previously, in August […]
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International
HII Wins Australian Contract To Help Aussies Qualify as Sub Suppliers
The Australian government awarded HII’s [HII] Australian subsidiary a $6 million contract to deliver a new submarine supplier qualification pilot to help Australian companies qualify to enter the U.S. submarine […]
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Navy/USMC
CBO Details Downsides Of AUKUS Sub Sales
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) review of the Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan highlighted how the planned submarine sales to Australia under the AUKUS agreement are likely to lower total […]
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Trump Admin May Be More Receptive To Industry Shipyard Plan, HII CEO Says
The CEO of shipbuilder HII [HII] said the incoming Trump administration is likely more receptive to a plan developed by the Navy and industry to improve shipyard wages and quicken […]
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