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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCSecNav Establishes Naval Rapid Capabilities Office, Consolidating Other Offices
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan recently established a new Naval Rapid Capabilities Office (NRCO), which will consolidate the work of several other offices established in previous administrations. According to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy and RTX Conduct First Live Test of SPY-6(V)4 Radar
RTX and the Navy recently marked the first live test of the AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar at a Hawaii facility, the company said Tuesday. This involved testing the radar multiple times over […]
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CongressHouse Lawmakers Introduce Their Version Of AUKUS Industrial Base Collab Bill
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) on Friday introduced legislation to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Starts Researching New Small And Large Offshore Support Vessels For Tests And Training
The Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) for market research into the cost and interest for two new kinds of Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) to be used in fleet […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Set To Award Next Generation Logistics Ship Concept Refinement Contract
The Navy is making another move to advance the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program, planning to issue a Request for Proposals before the end of the year for concept […]
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ArmyArmy Tests LTAMDS Secondary Radar Array In 9th Live Fire Test
The U.S. Army last week conducted another missile flight test with the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), this time using its secondary radar array detect and track […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Deploy USV In Carrier Strike Group By End Of 2026
Navy officials revealed the service plans to deploy the first carrier strike group to include an unmanned surface vessel (USV) by the end of next year during a larger discussion […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Steps Closer To LSM Block I As It Procures Bollinger And Damen Data Rights
The Navy moved another step closer to awarding its first revamped Medium Landing Ship (LSM) contract with an award to Bollinger Shipyard Lockport LLC for the data rights to build […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $259 Million Contract For SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds
The Navy recently awarded RTX [RTX] a $259 million contract for the engineering, manufacturing and development of the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIICU All Up Round. This cost-plus-incentive-free contract […]
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Navy/USMCHELIOS Testing At Full Power For Months But Navy Leaning Towards Containerized Lasers, Lockheed Martin Executive Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Lockheed Martin executive recently told Defense Daily that a Navy laser weapon installed on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been working at full power for months […]