The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Colorado that was built by General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary as part of the Block III Virginia-class submarine program. Cmdr. Reed Koepp II will serve as commander
MoreThe U.S. Navy‘s evaluated systems onboard its second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer ship as part of acceptance trials that concluded Thursday. The service branch said Monday its Board of Inspection and Survey assessed the future
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Connecticut Sen. Cathy Osten (D-Sprague) has proposed a bill that seeks to boost the stateâs investment in manufacturing jobs within the defense sector. The Submarine Jobs and Opportunities Building Success Act would
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Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, head of the Naval Sea Systems Command, has said the service branch plans to hand over some maintenance work on submarines and aircraft carriers to smaller repair companies
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Rear Adm. Michael Jabaley, program executive officer for submarines at the U.S. Navy, has said the service branch has reduced the average procurement unit cost of the Columbia-class submarine program – SSBN-826 â
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The U.S. Navy has named its latest Expeditionary Sea Base ship under contract with General Dynamics‘ shipbuilding business as USNS Miguel Keith. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer said the vessel designated T-ESB 5 is
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The U.S. Navy plans to procure 12 Columbia-class nuclear submarines to replace its fleet of Ohio-class ballistic missile vessels as part of the Defense Departmentâs plan to modernize the U.S. nuclear triad
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An aerospace and defense trade group has asked Congress to devise a tax reform plan that would not contribute to budget deficit in an effort to prevent potential cuts to defense spending
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The U.S. Army used artificial intelligence, cloud platforms and wireless devices to conduct a âproof-of-principleâ exercise that aims to help speed up conditioned-based maintenance activities for Stryker armored vehicles, Scout Warrior reported
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The Trump administration has objected to a provision under the Senate’s proposed fiscal 2018 defense policy bill that would restrict all funds for U.S. Army battlefield network development efforts, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. The White House
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