WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 9, 2025 U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ascendancy One LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia (H92240-25-D-0012); Spathe Strategic Support JV LLC, Belleair, Florida (H92240-25-D-0013); Seventh Dimension LLC, Mocksville, North Carolina (H92240-25-D-0014); People, Technology and Processes LLC, Tampa, Florida (H92240-25-D-0015); and Skybridge Tactical LLC, Tampa, Florida (H92240-25-D-0016), were a  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Supply Chain, Workforce, Advanced Manufacturing Will Help Navy Get Ships Faster The Navy wants to be able to build one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines a year and eventually expand that to 2.33 Virginia-class subs a year. At the same time, the Navy is working on getting more Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers into the fleet. During a hearing yesterday before the Senate Armed Services C  more