Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Validates First Japanese ASEV Radar Shipset
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday announced it successfully completed the validation of the radars for the first of two fully integrated Japan-bound Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) systems and is […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Raytheon $22.9 Billion Tomahawk Contract To Bolster Long-Term Production
The Defense Department on Monday announced a new Navy contract with RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit worth about $22.9 billion over seven years, aimed at increasing long-term Tomahawk cruise missile […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Memo Directs Future Carriers Revert To Steam Catapults, Start Fifth Public Shipyard
President Donald Trump directed the secretary of defense to revert aircraft carriers to steam-powered aircraft catapult launchers and hydraulic weapons elevators, consider foreign-built warships, and establish a fifth public shipyard […]
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PentagonBoeing to Boost Production Of Parts For Standard Missile-3 In Framework Deal With DoD, RTX
The Defense Department last Friday said it signed seven-year framework agreement that would have Boeing [BA] increase production rates of key parts for the RTX [RTX]-built Standard Missile-3 Block IB […]
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Unmanned SystemsHII, Metalcraft Complete Prototype Small USV Project For DIU, Marines Corps
HII [HII] and its partner MetalCraft Marine have successfully completed development and sea testing of a prototype small autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) for the Marine Corps under a Defense […]
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Business/FinancialAustal Gives Hanwha Defense USA Okay To Assess Potential Acquisition Of U.S. Shipbuilding Business
Australian shipbuilder Austal on Monday night Eastern Time said its board has given approval to Hanwha Defense USA to conduct due diligence related to a non-binding offer to acquire the […]
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CongressWisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort
Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Nabs Contact To Create Combat Systems Integration For Australian Virginia Subs
Lockheed Martin [LMT] won a $19 million two-year contract from the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) to create their own Combat Systems Integration (CSI) capability for the upcoming Virginia‑class submarines the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEpirus Tightens Relationship With Marines To Counter Drones Using Directed Energy
With a new $11 million contract in hand from the Marine Corps, Epirus will deliver a second-generation version of its directed energy system to be integrated with an existing short-range […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes Drone DRPM And Replaces PAE RAS
Navy leadership is restructuring its robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) program office and replacing the top position eight months after it was established. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao […]
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