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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCCBO Looks At Options To Quickly Increase Navy Missile Capability
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report published this week examined three options to quickly increase the size and missile capability of the Navy’s fleet within five years in an effort […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Details New Ohio SSBN Extension Strategy
The Navy’s top officer Tuesday outlined updates in the service’s strategy to extend the service life of several nuclear-armed Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) that could result in quicker turnarounds […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-25 Okayed For Production With Milestone C Approval
The Navy on Tuesday announced the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft officially received its Milestone C approval, setting it up for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) later this […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins ONR Contract To Develop Multiplexing Radar Software
RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon segment recently won a $22.6 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop new advanced software that will allow radars to perform multiple missions […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Nearly $4.7 Billion In Helicopters To South Korea, Support To India And Missiles For Belgium
The State Department on Monday approved over $4.7billion in two potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs for helicopters to South Korea as well as support services to India military equipment […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reveals Long-Term MUSV Fleet Size; Using OTA For Off The Shelf Vehicles
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan published on May 11 revealed more details about how the service plans to acquire Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs), including the acquisition strategy and long-term […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
The head of the Golden Dome program on May 14 strongly disagreed with a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that a system along the lines of President Donald Trump’s […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates
RTX [RTX] on Monday announced its Raytheon SeaRAM ship self-defense system was picked by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to be used on Australia’s 11 upcoming Sea3000 Mogami-class General Purpose Frigates. […]
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Missile DefenseCBO Estimates Golden Dome With Boost-Phase Space Interceptors At $1.2 Trillion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates a potential national missile defense system, along the lines of the Golden Dome’s initially stated objectives, would cost about $1.2 trillion FY 2026 dollars […]
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Navy/USMCHAC-D Lawmakers Skeptical Of Battleship; CNO Says Will Use Ford Reactor
Several lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee’s defense (HAC-D) subcommittee Tuesday were dubious of the Navy’s approach to the new Trump-class battleship in the fiscal year 2027 budget request and […]
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