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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCSenators Skeptical Of DDG(X) And Unmanned Vessel Development Speed
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill expressed skepticism for the speed the Navy is moving to develop a next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) and funding for […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Bill Funds Frigate But Wary of Second Yard Plans
The Senate appropriations committee draft fiscal year 2022 defense bill would fund the Navy’s request of $1.088 billion to build the third Constellation-class frigate, but is wary of plans to […]
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InternationalCNO: U.S. Cannot Outspend China, Must Use Allies To Counter
While visiting India last week, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said the U.S. must work with allies and partners to counter China’s growing military capabilities because it cannot […]
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ArmySikorsky Sees New Helos Focusing on Indo-Pacific
The head of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky sees the Pentagon focus on the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) region in the specifications for new helicopters it is producing and competing on. “For […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Hosts Annual International MALABAR Exercise
Maritime forces from the U.S., Australia, India and Japan started Phase II of the MALABAR 2021 maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal on Oct. 11, the U.S. Navy said […]
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ArmyAs Army Black Hawks Ramp Down, Sikorsky Looks To Lifetime Upgrades
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky is looking to long term upgrades and modernization of the UH-60 Black Hawk over the coming decades while the Army conducts a last multi-year contract and […]
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ArmyPacific Army General Argues For Presence
The commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific on Tuesday argued for the importance of his service and command in the Indo-Pacific theater. Referring to China, Gen. Charles Flynn called […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. And Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Jointly in 7th Fleet
U.S., U.K., and Japanese naval groups operated jointly in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 3, the U.S. Navy said on Friday. The integrated at-sea operations had over 15,000 sailors cooperate […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin And GKN Extend PAC MSE Work
Britain’s GKN Aerospace on Monday said it signed a follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to continue providing launch tubes for a Patriot missile model and added a development contract. […]
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Navy/USMCSecNav Releases Strategic Guidance Focusing On China
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro released his strategic guidance on Oct. 8 focusing on deterrence and advances against China. The strategic guidance aims to inform all activities within […]
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