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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseMDA Pushed Back LRDR Initial Fielding Again
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to begin initial fielding of a new Alaska-based missile defense radar in December 2021, a delay of three more months over previous delays due […]
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Navy/USMCNAVCENT Wraps Up First Unmanned Exercise
The Navy’s new Middle East-based unmanned integration task force completed its first exercise with U.S. and Bahrain naval forces this week. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed exercise New […]
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![The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lpd-28-launching-2020-300x200.jpg)
Navy/USMCLPD-28 Finishes Builder’s Trials
The Navy said the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) completed builder sea trials on Oct. 26. The trials includes a series of in-port and […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics And Epirus Team Up To Add Counter-Swarm Capabilities To Strykers
General Dynamics’ Land Systems [GD] (GDLS) and Epirus announced on Monday they agreed to team up to integrate a directed energy system onto the Army’s Stryker for more Short Range […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Information For New C2BMC Planner
The Missile Defense Agency is conducting market research to improve and modernize the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Planner, which allows users to use missile defense system […]
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ArmyGeneral Atomics and Boeing Win Contract For 300kW Army Laser
The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) awarded the team of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing [BA] a contract to develop a prototype 300kW-class laser system […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes PMS 300 for Boats and Craft
The Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships stood up the newest program office, U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Boats and Craft, PMS 300 with a ceremony on Oct. 21. […]
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CongressSenators Direct Review Of Navy Budgets Underfunding Programs
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft FY 2022 defense spending bill includes a provision calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Navy Department’s budget request tactics that appear […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-4C Tritons Complete Japan Deployment, Returned To Guam
Two Navy Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) temporarily deployed to Japan have returned to their base in Guam, the service said on Oct. 15. The Navy’s […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Report Finds Multiple Failures Led To Bonhomme Richard Fire, Hill Responds
The Navy released a report this week reviewing the factors that led to the devastating five day fire that cost the service the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), an assessment showing […]
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