The Navy today awarded Austal USA and Lockheed Martin contract modifications to build three Littoral Combat Ships, according to a Defense Department statement.
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Justin Katz was Inside the Navy’s associate editor until November 2020. He was previously a local news reporter in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. A New York native, he graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, with a bachelor’s degree in communication.
The Navy today awarded Austal USA and Lockheed Martin contract modifications to build three Littoral Combat Ships, according to a Defense Department statement.
The Navy has released the final request for proposals for the end user hardware contract portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network recompetition, according to a Sept. 17 Federal Business Opportunities notice.
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Lawmakers have rescinded $115 million in fiscal year 2018 Tomahawk missile funding and directed the Navy secretary to conduct a full program review following the service's request to repurpose some of those funds.
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The Navy's top admiral is pushing the service to pay close attention to the already-tight schedule for the Columbia-class submarine program.
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The Navy plans to hold an industry day Sept. 20 for the purpose of developing a new system that would provide real-time updates on an aviator's cognitive status in an effort to prevent physiological episodes, according to an Aug. 20 Federal Business Opportunities Notice.
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The Navy has begun conducting "independent technical risk assessments," which were mandated by the Pentagon's chief technology officer in June, starting with the service's highly anticipated unmanned aerial tanker and followed by an all-weather landing system for land- and sea-based aircraft as well as a multimission radar, according to a Navy spokesman.