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Navy/USMC

HII Still Interested As Frigate Second Yard, Possibly LSM Amphibs Too

Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

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HII Still Interested As Frigate Second Yard, Possibly LSM Amphibs Too

Artist model of the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. (Image: Department of Defense)

An HII Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] official this week confirmed the company is still interested in potentially being a second shipbuilder for the new Constellation-class frigate program as well the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program, formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW). “The facility itself has excess capacity right now. We put over a billion dollars in the shipyard of the future initiatives that we did and we just completed last year. So the facility within the shipyard has the capacity…

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

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Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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