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Marine Corps Awards Textron, GD Deals For ARV ‘Pre-Production’ Vehicles, Plans Downselect In Early FY ‘31
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (234+ words) Marine Corps Awards Textron, GD Deals For ARV "Pre-Production" Vehicles, Plans Downselect In Early FY "31Defense Daily The Marine Corps on Thursday announced new awards to Textron Systems [TXT] and General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems (GDLS) to continue Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle…...
Caudle Sees Frustration In Navy MUSV Changes, Previews Containerization Plan
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (228+ words) Caudle Sees Frustration In Navy MUSV Changes, Previews Containerization Plan'Defense Daily The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Tuesday acknowledged industry's frustration with changing Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) plans after the latest switch from the Modular Attack Surface Craft…...
Navy Issues RFP For T-45 Trainer Aircraft Replacement
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (227+ words) Navy Issues RFP For T-45 Trainer Aircraft Replacement'Defense Daily The Navy issued its final Request for Proposals (RFP) on March 26 for its Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) that aims to succeed the current T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft. The requirement for UJTS is…...
Army Plans New Effort To Outfit ISVs With Mobile C2 Capabilities
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (228+ words) Army Plans New Effort To Outfit ISVs With Mobile C2 Capabilities'Defense Daily The Army is pursuing a new effort to outfit Infantry Squad Vehicles with "innovative solutions" to enable command and control on the move. The effort was driven by units…...
Hanwha Philly Shipyard Gets First Navy Work, Subcontract For NGLS
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (228+ words) Hanwha Philly Shipyard Gets First Navy Work, Subcontract For NGLS'Defense Daily Hanwha Philly Shipyard and its sister company Hanwha Defense USA won their first project for the U.S. Navy as a subcontractor to Vard Marine US Inc. to work on part…...
Navy Changes MUSV Plans Again, Cancelling MASC And Switches To Marketplace Family Of Systems Approach
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (240+ words) The Navy's Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS) on Thursday announced it was cancelling the Modular Attack Surface The Navy's Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS) on Thursday announced it was cancelling…...
AM General Says JLTV A2 Fielding On Track For 2026, Program Is ‘Healthy’ Amid Army Pivot
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (779+ words) AM General says the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 program remains on track for initial fielding this year, with a senior executive adding the production line is "healthy" amid the Army's plan to buy fewer vehicles." John Chadbourne, executive vice…...
Lockheed Martin, Workers Building F-35, Begin Contract Negotiations
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (230+ words) Lockheed Martin, Workers Building F-35, Begin Contract Negotiations'Defense Daily The union representing about 5,000 Lockheed Martin [LMT] employees that work on the F-35 fighter opened contract negotiations on Thursday with the company. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 776 said the new…...
Official: UAS Marketplace Likely Not Army’s ‘Primary’ Option For Buying Launched Effects
1+ week, 1+ day ago (517+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. " While the Army is turning to its new UAS Marketplace as the primary way forward for buying Group 1 to 3 drones, a lead official said Wednesday that will likely not be the case for the service's launched effects procurement....
Upgrading Current GPS Ground System "Now a Viable Option," As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) Upgrading Current GPS Ground System "Now a Viable Option," As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says'Defense Daily Upgrades to the GPS ground system--the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)--is an option under consideration by the Defense Department's space acquisition…...