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Navy/USMC
Navy Gearing Up To Award Contract for Ohio Replacement Sub
The U.S. Navy plans to award the design contract for the Ohio replacement submarine to prime contractor General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat by October, a service official said July 8. […]
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Budget
HASC Chair Concerned About ‘Diversity’ Of Threats
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said July 7 that the United States needs to be prepared to counter an increasing “diversity” of threats to its national […]
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Army
Army Probing Rise In Unmanned Aircraft Mishaps
The U.S. Army has seen a recent “spike” in unmanned aircraft mishaps and is trying to figure out what caused the increase, according to a service official. The Army has experienced eight […]
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Congress
Marine Aviation Chief: Readiness Improving But Slowly
The Marine Corps’ aviation chief said July 6 that his service’s well-publicized aviation readiness problems are improving but that progress is not fast enough and is endangered by another potential budget […]
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Missile Defense
Missile Defense Agency Holds Public Meetings On Potential Third GMD Site
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed a series of four public meetings designed to receive feedback on a potential Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) site in the eastern United States. […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Begins Deploying New Surveillance Radar On Fire Scout UAV
The Navy has begun deploying a new maritime surveillance radar on the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, according to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The milestone with the Telephonics Corp. […]
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Pentagon
Defense Watch
AUSA Changes Chiefs. After 18 years in the position, retired Gen. Gordon Sullivan this week issued his last message as chief executive of the Association of the U.S. Army. “I […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Awards Oiler, Amphib Contracts to General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls
The Navy June 30 awarded contracts totaling almost $6.3 billion to General Dynamics [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] to design and build oiler and […]
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Congress
Ex-Congressman Urges More Defenses For U.S. Satellites
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who chaired the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2011 to 2015, said June 30 that the United States needs to better protect […]
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Business/Financial
Industry Leaders Expect Major Changes In Cyber, Unmanned
Most aerospace/defense industry leaders believe that the cyber and unmanned sectors will experience “significant disruption” in the next decade, according to a newly released survey on global competition and innovation. […]
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