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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCSSN(X) To Feature Many Torpedoes, Official Says
The SSN(X), the Navy’s planned next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, will feature many torpedoes in a focus on deeper blue water naval combat roles, an official said last week. The Navy […]
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Missile DefenseAegis Ashore Poland Set To Be Operational By End Of 2022
The Poland Aegis Ashore site is expected to be operational by the end of 2022, the program executive for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense at the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Selects Three Companies To Design Hypersonic Missile Interceptors
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected Raytheon Technologies [RTX], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Nov. 19 to complete accelerated concept designs for a hypersonic missile defense interceptor. […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins Another Piece Of LHA-9 Long Lead Material Work
The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $114 million undefinitized contract action on Nov. 19 for long-lead time material (LLTM) for the future America-class amphibious assault ship LPH-9. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Assessing Los Angeles Subs For Life Extension
A senior official recently said the Navy is assessing every Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarine to ascertain if they can extend their service lives by a few more years. The […]
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Navy/USMCHypersonic Weapons To Reach SSNs By 2028, Need To Finish Underwater Test Facility
A top Navy official said the service is on track to deploy hypersonic weapons to a surface ship then a submarine later this decade, as long as they restart testing […]
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UncategorizedNorway Accepts First Of Five P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) accepted the first of five Boeing [BA] P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the company said Nov. 18. This first P-8A, named Vingtor, was delivered […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-78 Taking Parts From CVN-79, Navy Says No Delays To Construction
The Navy confirmed it is cannibalizing parts from an aircraft carrier under construction and putting them on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) so it can deploy on time in […]
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Ambassador: AUKUS Subs To Avoid Domestic Nuke Industry, Confirms HEU
The Australian ambassador to the U.S. confirmed the new AUKUS nuclear submarines will use Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) and plan to avoid needing a civilian nuclear industry. “The subs will […]
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Navy/USMCGeneral Dynamics BIW Starts Building DDG-132
The Navy and General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) announced the start of fabrication of another Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) Flight III destroyer, the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132), in […]
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