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The Navy will extend its operational use of 12 Flight I Arleigh Burke-class destroyers by up to five years beyond their intended 35-year service lives, according to a Thursday announcement from service secretary Carlos Del Toro.
The Navy is in the early stages of a novel plan to funnel private money into the submarine industrial base. For the private equity group tapped as the service’s partner in this effort, tax incentives, enduring demand for submarines and a tenant-focused business model make this foray into shipbuilding a low-risk venture with promising returns.
A bipartisan group of senators has issued a cautious endorsement of an as-of-yet undetailed Navy proposal aiming to combat submarine delays and cost overruns by restructuring how the vessels are paid for, urging the Pentagon to closely examine the plan while requesting greater transparency from the Navy.
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia are wrapping up three weeks of maritime experimentation using uncrewed systems and a variety of other emerging technologies, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, describing the event as an important step toward collaboratively developing and operating capabilities under AUKUS Pillar II. (UPDATED)
The submarine supply chain is not improving fast enough, according to General Dynamics executives, who today said the company is slowing construction work to match the sluggish pace of component deliveries.
Naval Sea Systems Command has selected General Dynamics to design and build an unmanned maritime minelaying system, awarding the company a contract worth up to $58 million, according to a Monday notice.
The Marine Corps is in the early stages of a transition to buying “agnostic hardware” where physical platforms are decoupled from the software they run on, giving the service freedom to outfit its systems with the best software for the task at hand.
The Navy is contemplating a collaborative public-private approach to buying and operating a new dry dock on the West Coast, according to an Oct. 15 request for information that floats the idea of entering into a "business partnership" with a commercial entity to share production costs and use of the infrastructure.
The Marine Corps has awarded two contracts worth up to $200 million each to companies Invariant Corp. and Anduril to build and integrate a counter-drone component of a developing, mobile air defense system, according to an Oct. 16 Pentagon announcement.
The Navy successfully completed an at-sea re-arming demonstration today, using its developing Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) to replenish an underway warship in the open ocean for the first time, according to a Friday announcement.
South Korean defense giant Hanwha aims to take on module fabrication work for Navy ship and submarine programs as it begins operations at its recently acquired Philly Shipyard, according to the head of the company’s U.S. defense business.
Naval Sea Systems Command is planning a Nov. 1 industry day on the Littoral Combat Ship mission modules development, engineering, production and sustainment (DEPS) program, according to a Monday announcement.
The Navy is progressing efforts to integrate artificial intelligence and other enabling technologies into its platforms and operations, according to a senior requirements and capabilities officer, who today said AI is a "critical enabler" increasingly being laced into systems across the force.
The Marine Corps is moving ahead with plans to deploy a prototype air defense system in fiscal year 2025, according to an Oct. 4 notice, which details multiple awards to Raytheon Missiles and Defense for interceptors, launchers and other equipment for the Medium Range Intercept Capability. (UPDATED)
The Marine Corps’ Advanced Amphibious Assault program office has released a request for white papers for the development and production of a high-tech suite of training systems for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, according to an Oct. 1 special notice.
Anduril Industries is launching a new partnership with machinery-maker FlackTek to develop and build a new mixing machine intended to increase the speed and scale of solid-rocket motor production, the company announced today.
With the Navy's focus placed squarely on deterring conflict with China in 2027, the service’s top officer will prioritize investments aimed at driving down maintenance delays and improving the readiness of existing ships, submarines and aircraft as she formulates fiscal year 2026 and 2027 budgets.
RTX's Pratt and Whitney has received a $1.3 billion Navy contract for continued work on the F135 engine core upgrade for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to a Monday Pentagon announcement.
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts worth up to a combined $3.2 billion for work on the Trident II D5 missile -- the submarine-launched ballistic missile used by both the United States and United Kingdom -- according to a Monday Pentagon announcement.
Australia and the United Kingdom will soon begin negotiations to establish a new bilateral defense treaty to "bind our AUKUS collaborations into law," defense officials said today, while also announcing the addition of Sting Ray torpedoes to Australian, U.K. and United States P-8 aircraft fleets.