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X-Bow expands to Maryland, boosting naval defense collaboration

  • John Phelan, nominee for Secretary of the Navy, faced the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 27, 2025, where he pledged to rectify shipbuilding issues and replenish munitions.
  • Phelan criticized the Constellation-class frigate program as a 'mess' and noted the need for urgent improvements in Navy shipbuilding.
  • The Navy missed its recruiting targets for fiscal year 2023 and aims for a record 40,600 recruits in 2025.
  • Phelan emphasized the importance of the Columbia-class submarine program as a key nuclear deterrent, stating it is 'the most important nuclear deterrent we have.
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The Business JournalsThe Business Journals

X-Bow expands to Maryland, boosting naval defense collaboration

X-Bow Systems expands to Maryland, opening an Indian Head office to support Navy contracts and defense priorities through advanced manufacturing technology.

·United States
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The New York SunThe New York Sun

Trump’s Nominee for Naval Secretary Pledges To Revive American Shipbuilding and ‘the War-Fighting Ethos’

While the People’s Liberation Army is quickly expanding its naval capabilities, the U.S. Navy is being plagued by delays and inefficiencies.

·New York, United States
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Breaking DefenseBreaking Defense

SECNAV nominee says he’ll bring ‘urgency’ to Navy’s shipbuilding

"We're just going along and everybody — it's Kumbaya," Phelan said of the Navy's shipbuilding record. "It's almost as if you're waiting for a crisis to happen to ignite things. And I think in the business of warfare, that's a dangerous place to be."

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Stars and StripesStars and Stripes

Navy secretary nominee says he can fix shipbuilding, recruiting problems despite no military experience

John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, said Thursday that he would use his background in the private sector to “step outside the status quo” if he is confirmed as the next secretary of the Navy.

·Washington, United States
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Defense DailyDefense Daily

X-Bow Gets Another Navy Award To Help With Energetics And Munitions Modernization - Defense Daily

X-Bow Systems last Friday said it is received a $7 million Navy contract to support the service’s energetics center of excellence with modernizing its facilities and processes with new technologies. […]

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X-Bow Opens New Office in Indian Head, MD

X-Bow Systems Inc, the leading non-traditional producer of advanced solid rocket motors (SRMs) and defense technologies, announced the grand opening of its new office in Indian Head, Maryland, reinforcing its commitment to supporting national defense priorities and strengthening its partnership with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), the Navy’s premier facility for energetics and munitions. A ribbon-cutting ceremo…

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Stars and Stripes broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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