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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards HII $1.3 Billion Contract For LPD-32
The Navy awarded HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding a $1.3 billion modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the third San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ship, LPD-32. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Tests Aegis SM-6 Against MRBM Target
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy recently successfully test fired two Standard Missile (SM)-6 in a salvo against a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target, using the Aegis Weapon […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $650 Million Contract For 15 Next-Gen Jammers
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $650 million contract to build and deliver 15 ship sets’ worth of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) units as part of […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV: Columbia Sub 10 Percent Behind, Virginia Subs Improving But Still Behind
Production on the first new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is 10 percent behind schedule while Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) are improving but still significantly behind schedule themselves, the Secretary […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Reopen Puget Sound Dry Docks Within Months After Seismic Repairs
Top Navy officials this week told congressional panels repairs to dry docks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., and the […]
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Berger Added LPD-33 To UPL Due To Navy Plans, Navy Says Latest Amphib Study Looking At Costs, Over Requirement
This week the Marine Corps’ top official confirmed he added another amphibious ship to his fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list because the Navy budget plans to decommission three older […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin And Raytheon Picked To Develop HALO Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] $116 million in contracts on March 27 to start developing anti-ship air-launched hypersonic weapons that can be based on aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks $2 Billion in 2024 Unfunded List
The Navy’s $2 billion fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list it sent to Congress focuses on capabilities to make the fleet more capable in a high-end fight. The top four […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Set To Move Hypersonic Defense From Analysis To Hardware, Technology Development
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is preparing to shift its hypersonic missile defense effort analysis to hardware development after final reviews, the director said recently. The program, called Glide Phase […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-79 To Be Delivered One Year Later Than Planned
Navy FY 2024 budget request documents revealed the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now expected to be delivered 13 months later than previously […]