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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCThales Wins $100 Million Lockheed Martin Contract For U.S., FMS MH-60R Sonars
Thales announced this week it finished contract negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to supply up to 55 anti-submarine warfare Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) units worth over $100 million for […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards $850 Million SeaPort-NxG Task Order
The Navy awarded an $850 million SeaPort-NxG multiple award contract (MAC) task order to IBM [IBM] on April 24 for Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Technical Support Services (NETSS) work. […]
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Navy/USMCFord Finishes Combat Systems Ship Trials, Reaches 8,000 Aircraft Launches/Recoveries
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier recently finished its combat systems ship’s qualification trials (CSSQT) and reached 8,000 aircraft launches and recoveries. The CSSQT work onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford […]
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InternationalCENTCOM Head Says Afghan Security Force Funding Less Efficient With Withdrawal, Cites ISR Needs
The commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) told a Congressional panel last week that funding will still flow to Afghanistan security forces after a withdrawal of U.S. troops but it […]
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Navy/USMCBipartisan Bill Seeks To Extend Navy INSURV Inspections
This month two leading House Armed Services Committee members submitted a bipartisan bill to extend the Annual Report on Material Readiness of Navy Ships, conducted by the Board of Inspection […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Finds Shipbuilding Plan To Cost 10 Percent More Than Estimated
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released April 22 estimates the Navy’s latest long-term shipbuilding plan would cost 10 percent more than the service expects. The Navy submitted the […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Looks To Split GMD Management Contract Into Five Parts
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is aiming to split the existing Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system development and sustainment contract (DSC) into five separate contracts in an effort called GM […]
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Navy/USMCHII Nabs $107 Million For More LHA-9 Long Lead Material
The Navy this week awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $107 million contract action for more long-lead time material (LLTM) for the future America-class amphibious assault ship, LHA-9. The Defense […]
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Navy/USMCUnmanned Battle Problem Includes Offensive Live-Fire Exercises
The Navy this week revealed more details about the ongoing Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) exercise being led by U.S. Pacific Fleet, including that it will have an offensive […]
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