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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCMQ-25 Model Conducts First Unmanned Aerial Refueling
The Boeing [BA] MQ-25A test asset, called T-1, conducted the first ever unmanned tanker to manned aircraft aerial refueling operation last week, the Navy announced June 7. This flight demonstration […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks $30 Million To Develop SSN(X) In FY 2022
The Navy is requesting $30 million in fiscal year 2022 to help develop the next-generation attack submarine program, SSN(X), and outlined its near term development plans. “The U.S. Navy must […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes DDG(X) Program Office, Construction Planned For 2028
On June 4 the Navy stood up a new program office to develop and build the next class of Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG(X)), called PMS 460, under Program Executive Office […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Says Navy Not Ready For Battle Damage Repair
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds the Navy is not positioned to provide battle damage repairs for its warships in a potential high-end fight and needs to improve […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $3.5 Billion Sale Of Apache Helicopters To Australia
The State Department approved a potential $3.5 billion Foreign Military Sale of 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and associated equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Homeport Frigates At Naval Station Everett
The Navy announced on Wednesday that the first set of new Constellation-class guided-missile frigates will be homeported at Naval Station Everett in Washington. The service said Everett will be the […]
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Budget
Second DDG-51 And Naval Tactical Grid Work In 2022 Leads Navy’s $5.56 Billion Unfunded List
The Navy’s top unfunded priorities for FY ‘22 are $1.66 billion for a second Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 Flight III destroyer and $53.9 million for the Naval Tactical Grid, according to […]
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UncategorizedNavy 2022 Budget Divests Capability To Prioritize Readiness And Reinvestment
The Navy’s flat fiscal year 2022 budget request prioritizes readiness and future investment over current capabilities, according to a Navy official. When accounting for inflation, the Navy’s fiscal year 2022 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s 2022 Budget Requests $3 Billion Less Aircraft Procurement As Programs End
The Navy’s fiscal year 2022 budget request would decrease the service’s new aircraft procurement spending to $16.5 billion, down from $19.5 billion in FY ‘21 amid the end of several […]
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Missile DefenseMDA FY 2022 Budget Request Slightly Lower Than Current Year
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) FY 2022 budget request is set at $8.9 billion, slightly under the $9.2 billion request from the current year. In budget documents, the Defense Department […]
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