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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII Finishes Initial Sea Trials Of SSN-794
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] completed initial sea trials on the future USS Montana (SSN-794) Virginia-class attack submarine, the company said Feb. 7. The vessel was built at HII’s Newport […]
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Navy/USMCTRANSCOM Working With Navy On Sealift Strategy
The head of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) said the organization is working with the Navy on a strategy to buy used ships to replace part of the sealift fleet before […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes Naval Safety Command
The Navy formally elevated the Naval Safety Center to become the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) during a ceremony on Feb. 4 at Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Prioritizes Building Two Destroyers Annually While Developing DDG(X)
A top Navy official this week said the service intends to buy at least two Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers while developing the next large surface combatant ship, the […]
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Missile DefenseBudget Issues Limits MDA Development In Hypersonic Defense
This week the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the program to intercept hypersonic weapons is being throttled due to funding issues. Last November, MDA selected Raytheon Technologies […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Begins Largest International Exercise With Unmanned Systems
The Navy launched the biennial International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2022 on Jan. 31 at the U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain The exercise consists of 50 ships, 9,000 personnel, 60 […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Delivers First MQ-4C With IFC-4 Configuration
Northrop Grumman [NOC] delivered the first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the Navy in the Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4 configuration on Feb. 1, the company said. The aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCDOT&E: Next Gen Jammer Underperforming And Faces Challenges For IOT&E
The Pentagon’s top weapons tester said the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) faces significant operational effectiveness and suitability challenges as it proceeds into the initial operational test and evaluation […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: New FISMA Bill, Gov Services Deal, Study on Impact of 5G On Military Altimeters
New FISMA Bill. The top Democrat and Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee last week introduced a bill to update the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) to […]
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BudgetNavy: Year-Long CR Would Cut Funds For Columbia Sub, Carrier Maintenance, Weapons Purchases
If the Defense Department has to operate under a year-long Continuing Resolution (CR), the Navy would have a “dramatic impact” that includes cutting $500 million from the Columbia-class submarine program, […]
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