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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCCNO’s 2022 NAVPLAN Argues For Over 350 Manned Ships
The latest Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) released on Tuesday by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday includes recommendations from the Navy requiring over 350 manned vessels. This latest NAVPLAN is […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Conducts Flight Test On Prototype Missile
Northrop Grumman [NOC] completed a third captive flight test of an unnamed internally funded air-launched prototype missile development series last month, the company said on July 25. The test occurred […]
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Missile DefenseSenate NDAA Pushes 64 NGIs, An Increase Over 20 Planned
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill includes a provision that would require the Defense Department to plan for acquiring at least 64 Next Generation […]
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Navy/USMCHII And BIW Win Contracts For DDG(X) Design
The Navy last week awarded contracts to General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) and HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding segment for engineering and design analysis for the next generation guided-missile […]
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Navy/USMCSuper Hornets Conduct Operational Demo in India For Carrier Capability
Two Navy Boeing [BA] F/A-18E Super Hornets recently conducted several operational demonstration tests in India to show they can operate off Indian aircraft carriers. The Super Hornets underwent several ski-jump, […]
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Business/FinancialHII Announces Shakeup In Newport News Shipbuilding Leadership
HII [HII] announced several leadership changes and promotions on July 20 as it shuffles positions in its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, effective immediately. Matt Needy was moved from vice […]
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Navy/USMCNavy And Boeing Demoed Super Hornet Manned-Unmanned Teaming Last Year
Boeing [BA] and the Navy successfully tested a Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet controlling three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) flight tests in 2021, the company announced […]
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UncategorizedAARGM-ER Finishes Third Live Fire Test
The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] completed the third successful live fire test of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER), the company announced July 21. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Would Save Navy LDUUV From Cancellation
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill recommends saving the Navy’s Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program by adding $100 million in research and development […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Directs GAO To Asses Cruiser Modernization, Navy Force Generation
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) FY 2023 defense authorization bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the Navy’s cruiser modernization program in light of the Navy’s plans […]
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