U.S. Navy
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Awards
Navy Awards HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding $283M to Start FF(X) Frigate Construction After Constellation-Class Cancellation
Ingalls Shipbuilding secured a $283 million lead yard support contract on April 28 to begin cutting steel and procuring long-lead materials for the FF(X) frigate, which replaces the cancelled Constellation-class program and targets first delivery by 2028.
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Navy Commits $103M to Submarine Test Infrastructure in Back-to-Back Awards to General Dynamics and HII
Two May 7 contract awards totaling $103M expand the Navy's submarine test and unmanned undersea vehicle programs: a $66M SBIR III IDIQ to General Dynamics Mission Systems for Virginia- and Columbia-class test data systems, and a $37M Lionfish UUV production option to HII.
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NAVAIR Awards Lockheed Martin $14.5M to Instrument F-35C Test Jets for Carrier Suitability Trials as Block 4 Testing Gap Widens
A $14.5M cost-plus-incentive-fee contract awarded to Lockheed Martin by Naval Air Systems Command covers installation of flight test instrumentation on CF-5 aircraft to bridge a gap in F-35C carrier suitability testing until dedicated flight science jets become available.
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AAR books $305M follow-on Navy/Marine Corps C-40A clipper sustainment contract
Long-running C-40A (Navy version of Boeing 737-700) maintenance, supply, and engineering support — extends AAR's incumbent position on the Navy's logistics-airlift fleet.
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Navy awards $325.9M MAC to eight shipbuilders for up to 474 composite rigid-hull inflatable boats
April 30 award announced May 1, 2026 — total potential value $650.1M over 10 years. Spreads small-craft procurement across multiple yards instead of a single supplier.
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Raytheon books $206M Navy JPALS contract to add M-Code GPS to carrier landings
Late-April 2026 award. Cost-plus-incentive-fee through April 2030 funds design, integration, test, and four engineering development models adding M-Code GPS to the AN/USN-3(V)1 Joint Precision Approach and Landing System.
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Raytheon books $213M Navy modification for Zumwalt-class combat systems
April 20, 2026 modification by NAVSEA exercises options on prior Zumwalt combat-systems contract. Funds installation, integration, development, testing, and modernization across six U.S. locations through April 2027.
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Navy's $18.5B Virginia-class attack submarine contracts — 2 boats + workforce development
Navy awards Up To $18.5B in contracts for 2 Virginia-class attack submarines plus workforce development investments. Continues the demand signal of one Columbia + two Virginia-class submarines per year that the supplier base must meet.
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OTAs hit $18B/year — and the FY26 NDAA opens them up further
Other Transaction Authority agreements grew from $1.8B in FY16 to over $18B in FY24. The FY26 NDAA expands Commercial Solutions Openings to all commercial products and services, and eliminates the written-determination requirement above $10M. A real non-FAR path for firms that find FAR procurement impossible.
