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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps To Use LSM Test Vehicle At Project Convergence, Five Competitors On Prototypes
The Marine Corps plans to test its first Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) early next year as it develops the needs for the new Landing Ship Medium (LSM) to be bought […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reveals Newest Multi-Year DDG Contracts Cost $14.6 Billion
This week a Navy contract update revealed how much the Navy is spending on its latest five year, 10-ship multi-year contract for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. A Sept. […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Soon Test Robotic Vessel To Resupply Missiles To Shore
A top Marine Corps official Wednesday said that early next year the service plans to test an autonomous vessel moving a few Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) to shore to reload […]
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InternationalPoland Buys $1.5 Billion In More Naval Strike Missile Squadrons
The Polish Ministry of National Defense signed a contract on Tuesday with Norway’s Kongsberg worth $1.5 billion for four more Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defense System (CDS) squadrons. The […]
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InternationalPoland Is First International Customer Of Army’s LTAMDS Radar
Poland approved a Letter of Acceptance with the U.S. Army to be the first international customer for the RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) alongside dozens […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Says MEDUSA Mining UUV RFP To Be Issued This Month
The Navy on Thursday said it aims to issue an open competitive solicitation for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) in the fourth quarter […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Leader Orders Safety Review After Osprey Crash
The top Marine Corps officer ordered a safety review in the wake of a MV-22B Osprey crash that killed three Marines and injured several others. “Marines, when we have any […]
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Business/FinancialAustal Claims U.S. Management Change To Shift From Winning Work To Execution
The CEO of Australia’s Austal Limited said in an earnings call that the resignation of the Austal USA subsidiary is meant to shift them from a focus on winning new […]
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Navy/USMCHII Nabs $155 Million Mod To Install Hypersonic Missiles On DDG-1000
The Navy awarded HII [HII] a $155 million modification to execute the modernization of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) that will install hypersonic missiles. The work is expected to be finished […]
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Austal USA President Resigns
Shipbuilder Austal USA on Wednesday announced the company’s president of over two years resigned. Rusty Murdaugh first served as Austal USA acting president starting in February 2021 before being made […]
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