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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Says It Is Ahead Of Schedule On NGI Work
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Northrop Grumman [NOC] official argued its team is well suited to develop and build the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests New Avoidance Tech For Manned/Unmanned Teaming
The Navy conducted the first flight test of the Guardian detect and avoidance system as it seeks to make manned/unmanned teaming safer ahead of tests with the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Recovers Super Hornet Blown Overboard
The Navy said it successfully recovered an F/A-18E Super Hornet that blew overboard from an aircraft carrier last month. The service previously said the aircraft was blown overboard from the […]
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Navy/USMCRIMPAC USV Tests Shaping Future Navy Unmanned Vehicle Choices
The Navy’s experimentation with unmanned surface vessels (USVs) during the biennial Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise is helping it shape the future of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), service officials […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Continues Six LUSV Study Contracts
The Navy awarded six companies modifications to continue studies of a Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV) worth over $61 million. In 2020, the Navy first awarded HII [HII], Lockheed Martin […]
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Navy/USMCGD Electric Boat Wins Another $689 Million To Finish SSN-768 Submarine Overhaul Work
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] another $698 million modification on July 28 to complete maintenance, repair, and modernization work for the engineered overhaul of the Los Angeles-class […]
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Navy/USMCAECOM Wins $92 Million Task Order For Norfolk SIOP Repairs
The Navy awarded AECOM Technical Services Inc. [ACM] a $92 million task order on July 29 to repair two berths at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) as part of the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests Autonomy On EPF-13
The Navy tested a set of events last month to assess autonomous capabilities integrated into the future Spearhead-class USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13), the service said July 29. The Navy said the […]
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Missile Defense
Northrop Grumman Wins $3.3 Billion Contract To Manage New GMD Systems
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $3.3 billion contract to design and manage new programs under the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defense system. Under this […]
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BudgetSenate Defense Appropriations Bill Adds $4 Billion To Navy Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2023 defense appropriations bill, released July 28, adds $4 billion over the Navy’s request in shipbuilding. The Navy requested about $17.9 billion in shipbuilding […]
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