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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Mark Keeps Eight New Ships, Saves Five Ships From Retirement, Sets Floor Of 31 Amphibs
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee mark proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recommends the full committee approve the Navy’s […]
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Navy/USMCSuper Hornet Crashes In California, Killing Pilot
A Boeing [BA] F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed near Trona, Calif., on June 3, which killed the pilot, the Navy said last Friday. The aircraft was based at Naval Air Station […]
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UncategorizedFirst Columbia SSBN Keel Laid, Named District Of Columbia
General Dynamic’s [GE] Electric Boat held a keel laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine on June 4, named the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826). During a […]
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InternationalMDA Awards Northrop Grumma And Owl Cyber Defense Spots On $249 Million CDS Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC spots on a potential five-year $249 million contracts for development, testing and implementation support of […]
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Navy/USMCSikorsky Wins $186 Million For Two UPL CH-53K Helicopters
The Navy awarded Sikorsky [LMT] a $185 million modification on May 31 to procure and deliver two more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters from the fiscal year 2022 unfunded priority list. […]
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InternationalU.K. Royal Navy Orders $333 Million In Block V Tomahawk Upgrades
The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) is contracting with the U.S. government for $333 million to upgrade its stock of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) for longer ranges. The U.K. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Commissions Sub SSN-793, Completes Refit Of SSGN-727
The Navy recently commissioned the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN-793) and also completed a refit of the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727). SSN-793 was commissioned at a traditional ceremony […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Orca XLUUV To Carry 34-Foot Payload Module, Buying 6th Test Vessel
The Navy’s five Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs) are planned to carry a large payload module once it is active and the service is also buying a sixth […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Explains Why Guam Missile Defenses To Be Mobile
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) earlier this month explained why the Defense Department was planning to use mobile rather than fixed missile defenses in Guam. “First, it […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Unmanned Task Force Using Venture Capital Model For Technology Investments, Seeks To Field New Tech Within Five Years
The Navy’s Unmanned Task Force (UTF) has spent its first months developing a sort of venture capital model to choose promising technologies useful for warfighter problems that can be delivered […]
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