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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy’s F-5 ARTEMIS Modernization Program Achieves Milestone C, Moving To Production
The Navy reached a Milestone C decision last month on the program to reconfigure and modernize F-5 aircraft it bought from Switzerland to be used for adversary training, meaning it […]
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Navy/USMCSikorsky Delivers Seventh CH-53K
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] delivered the third Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and seventh overall CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter to the Marine Corps, the company said on July 14. […]
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UncategorizedNavy Opens Third Super Hornet SLM Conversion Line
The Navy opened a third Service Life Modification (SLM) line to increase Super Hornet flight hours to improve the Navy’s strike fighter inventory levels. The SLM work involves aircraft maker […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looking At More Unmanned Aircraft Types For Future Carrier Air Wing
The Navy is developing several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as it works on the air wing of the future for aircraft carriers beyond the unmanned carrier-based tanker it expects to […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Opposes NDAA Provisions For Minimum Amphibious Vessels, Third Destroyer
The White House on July 12 released a Statement of Administration Policy that opposes several Navy and missile defense changes made by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) from the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Demonstrates New Prototype MCM Technology On MQ-8C
The Navy recently demonstrated the prototype Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System mine countermeasure (MCM) technology aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft. The SMAMD demonstration was used on […]
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Navy/USMCSuper Hornet On CVN-75 Blown Overboard
An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet embarked aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier was blown overboard on July 8 due to heavy weather, the Navy said on July 10. […]
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Navy/USMCLeidos Wins Contract Worth Up To $358 Million To Design Navy’s Medium UUV
The Navy picked Leidos [LDOS] over three other bidders for a $12 million contract for the design of the Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (MUUV). The contract includes options that, if […]
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Navy/USMCFormer BIW President Lesko Appointed President of Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding
Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. said on July 5 that former former head of General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] Dirk Lesko was appointed president of the company. Lesko abruptly […]
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Berger: Next Amphibs Likely Work With Unmanned Systems, Smaller
The Commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday said he thinks the next major L-class amphibious ships will likely be smaller and be partially built around interacting with unmanned systems. […]
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