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    General Dynamics Subsidiary to Provide Electromagnetic Services Under Navy IDIQ

    General Dynamics’ information technology business has booked a $16 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver electromagnetic environmental effects services to the U.S. Navy. The contract covers testing, evaluation and range and is in support of the service branch’s command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, the Department of Defense said Thursday. DOD noted that General […] More

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    General Dynamics Unit Books Navy Contract for Ship Repair, Maintenance & Modernization

    General Dynamics’ shipbuilding business has received a potential $43.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy modernize, repair and maintain the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson. The Department of Defense said Tuesday General Dynamics NASSCO will work through September in Everett, Washington in a Chief of Naval Operations availability. The award has a base value of $43.07 […] More

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    Raytheon to Deliver Aircraft Carrier Landing System to Japanese Navy

    A subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies has won a contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver a software-based GPS navigation and precision approach landing system to the Japanese navy. Under the foreign military sales contract from Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office, Raytheon Intelligence & Space said Monday it will deploy the Joint Precision Approach […] More

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    Northrop, Partners Demo Airborne Gateway Aboard MQ-4C Triton Test Bed

    Northrop Grumman has partnered with the U.S. Navy and BAE Systems to test its airborne gateway technology aboard an unmanned aerial system to provide interoperability among disconnected maritime assets. During the flight test, the gateway was installed into the MQ-4C Triton flying test bed to distribute fifth-generation sensor data to ground-based simulators representing various platforms […] More

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    Navy Installs Raytheon Surveillance Radar on San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock

    The U.S. Navy has installed the Raytheon Technologies-developed Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar on a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, marking the completion of EASR system deliveries for the ship. The antenna’s SPY-6(V)2 rotating variant was specifically installed on the future USS Richard McCool Jr. and was designed to provide carrier and amphibious ships with hardware and software commonality as […] More

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    Lockheed Hands Over USS Marinette Littoral Combat Ship to Navy

    Lockheed Martin has delivered the future USS Marinette littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy in early February, bringing the total deliveries of Freedom-class LCS to the service branch to 13. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday LCS 25, which honors the city of Marinette located in the northeast of Wisconsin, was equipped with a […] More

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    HII, Navy Reach UUV Production Program Milestone

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries business has completed production services for the U.S. Navy’s program of record on the MK 18 Mod 2 unmanned underwater vehicle and delivered more than 90 systems to the fleet since 2012. Hydroid, which HII acquired in 2020, received multiple contracts throughout the effort managed by the expeditionary missions office under the […] More

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    Former Naval Operations Vice Chief Bill Lescher Joins Red Cell Partners as Senior Adviser

    William “Bill” Lescher, retired U.S. Navy admiral, was tapped by incubation and investment platform Red Cell Partners to work as a senior adviser, and he also joined DEFCON AI, a portfolio company of Red Cell Partners, as a strategic adviser.  The company said Tuesday Lescher served as the vice chief of naval operations and deputy […] More

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    Kratos to Produce Aerial Targets for Navy, Foreign Clients Under $50M Contract

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a $49.6 million contract to manufacture and deliver high-subsonic, recoverable aerial target systems to the service branch and the governments of Canada and Australia. For the full rate production Lot 4 work, Kratos will provide 55 units of the BQM-177A target including 55 rocket-assisted takeoff attachment kits, […] More

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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Completes Delivery of USS Carl Levin Destroyer to Navy

    General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has handed over to the U.S. Navy a future guided-missile destroyer ship named after former 36-year U.S. Senator Carl Levin. USS Carl Levin is an Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer equipped with the latest Aegis combat system that is capable of large-area missile defense coverage and complex sensor data processing, the Naval Sea […] More

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    Katmai Subsidiary Lands $98M Navy IDIQ for Marine Corps Training Support

    A Katmai Government Services subsidiary has received a five-year, $97.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver warfighter training support services to the Marine Corps. Katmai Management Services will particularly provide role player support and subject-matter expertise under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The Marine Corps System Command handed the award […] More