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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseMDA Plans Sole-Source Contract To Lockheed Martin For Aegis Guam Missile Defense
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans for the initial delivery of the air and missile defense system it is developing for Guam to be delivered by Lockheed Martin [LMT] in […]
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Navy/USMCTactical Air Support Inc. Wins $265 Million Contract To Modify To Swiss F-5s For Navy
The Navy awarded Tactical Air Support Inc. a $265 million contract to modify 22 Northrop Grumman [NOC] F-5 Tiger aircraft the service bought from Switzerland. This contract specifically covers non-recurring […]
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InternationalNavantia F-110 Frigates Pass Spain Critical Design Review
The Spanish government concluded the Navantia F-110 frigate passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, making it ready for full production, the company said on June 24. This CDR means […]
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InternationalMetal Shark Boats Headed To Ukraine
Metal Shark said on Tuesday it is helping send 23 of its aluminum military boats to Ukraine as part of the latest U.S. security assistance package announced last week. The […]
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UncategorizedGD-NASSCO Wins $600 Million To Support Building Three Ships
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] $600 million in two contract modifications on June 28 to procure long-lead-time material to support construction of two […]
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InternationalU.S. To Base Two More Destroyers In Spain, Announces European Force Posture Changes
The Biden administration plans to forward deploy two more destroyers to Spain among other force posture changes as part of the updated NATO Strategic Concept, the White House said on […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Awards $41 Million Mods To Extend Hypersonic Defense Work
The Missile Defense Agency on June 24 awarded both Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] $31 million modifications to have both companies further develop and refine concept work on […]
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Navy/USMCHASC FY ‘23 NDAA Would Create Commission On Navy Future
The House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill, approved Thursday, includes a provision that would create a new commission to study the Navy’s future force structure and shipbuilding with an […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins $248 Million Contract For Two More MQ-4C Tritons
The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $248 million modification to procure two more low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Navy is procuring […]
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Navy/USMCBAMS-D Global Hawk Ends 13-Year Navy Deployment
This month the Navy finished the deployment of its last Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) maritime variant of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS). […]
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