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Rich Abott
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Air ForceAir Force Continues KC-46 Flights While Finishing Final Deficiency Fixes
The Air Force is flying the Boeing [BA] KC-46 tanker and conducting fueling in exercises for some aircraft to build crew capability while awaiting remaining fixes to several key deficiencies, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Super Hornet Successor Likely Manned But Aims Future Airwings To Be Over 50 Percent Unmanned
A Navy official said the replacement for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet will likely be a manned fighter working with unmanned systems under the overall Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Info From Industry To Integrate Hypersonic Weapons On Zumwalt-Class Destroyers
The Navy published a sources sought notice on March 18 requesting white papers from possible contractors on capabilities to install hypersonic weapons on the Zumwalt-class destroyers. The service is assessing […]
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Navy/USMCZumwalt Destroyer To Control Unmanned Forces In April Exercise
In an upcoming April exercise known as a fleet battle problem, the Navy plans to use a Zumwalt-class destroyer to command and control both manned and unmanned forces to operate […]
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Navy/USMCCBO: Navy Shipyards Experiencing Significant Delays In Completing Sub Maintenance
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released finds the Navy’s four public shipyards have experienced “significant delays” in finishing submarine maintenance, affecting operational readiness. Moreover, the report projects the […]
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Navy/USMCGalinis: Navy Looks To Recapitalize Public Shipyards Faster
This week a Navy official told a House panel the service is examining if they can speed up the effort to recapitalize the public shipyard infrastructure faster than the currently […]
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UncategorizedNavy Begins Program To Upgrade EA-18G Growlers
The Navy started a five-year EA-18G Growler Capability Modification (GCM) program this month to upgrade capabilities on the Growler electronic warfare aircraft. The service’s F/A-18 and EA-18G program Office (PMA-265) […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Chooses Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman For NGI Over Incumbent Boeing
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Tuesday chose industry teams led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] for initial technology development and risk reduction contracts for the Next Generation […]
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Navy/USMCAquilino Says Nine Of 11 Ford Elevators Finished
The Navy has completed nine of the total 11 planned weapons elevators on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier, Adm. John Aquilino told a congressional panel on Tuesday. […]
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CongressSmith Outlines DoD Technology Procurement Issues
The chairman of the House Armed Service Committee Monday said Pentagon technology procurement must improve and grow to help drive U.S. technology innovation, akin to how Special Operational Command (SOCOM) […]