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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Secretive NGAD Moves To Design Maturation, Reveals Competitors
The Navy recently revealed that its secretive next-generation fighter program has transitioned to the design maturation phase and disclosed the main competitors hoping to build the aircraft. The Navy’s Next […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $104 Million Sale Of JASSM-ER To Japan
The State Department approved a possible $104 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 50 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range (JASSM-ER) missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]
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Navy/USMCSikorsky Wins $2.8 Billion Mod For 35 CH-53Ks
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] a $2.8 billion modification to procure another 35 full-rate CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters. This award specifically adds scope to a previous […]
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InternationalAustralia Buying $1.7 Billion In Tomahawk and AARGM-ER Missiles
The Australian government this week announced it is buying over $1.1 billion in missiles to strike opponents from longer ranges. On Aug. 21 the Australian Ministry of Defense said it […]
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Missile DefensePoland Aegis Ashore Site To Turn Over To Navy This Year, Operational In 2024
A Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official recently said, after several years of setbacks, it aims to turn over the Poland Aegis Ashore missile defense site to the Navy before the […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Hypersonic Defense Program Limited Due To New Technologies, Focused On Maturing Tech
A top Missile Defense Agency official recently said its work on a new hypersonic missile defense effort is “throttled” due to new technology that has to be matured, but it […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Sees ‘Real Progress’ In Directed Energy Laser Weapons
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is increasingly optimistic about the potential to use directed energy laser weapons for missile defense purposes after a period of limiting work on it, a […]
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Navy/USMCInitial Seismic Mitigation Work Finished At Bangor Trident Facility
Last week, the Navy said interim seismic mitigation work was finished at the Trident Refit Delta Pier in Bangor, Wash., following similar work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & […]
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Navy/USMCGD Bath Iron Works And Labor Union Approve New Contract
The largest union of shipbuilders at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works [GD] voted to approve the newest three-year union contract, ensuring another strike does not delay ship deliveries. On Aug. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues Solicitation For New Class Of Sub Tenders AS(X)
The Navy recently issued a solicitation starting a competition to contract for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the AS(X) submarine recapitalization program. The notice said the solicitation will […]
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