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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCActing SecNav: DoD Aims To Submit Budget In May, Unsure Of New Administration Changes Yet
The Acting Navy Secretary said the Defense Department hopes to submit the fiscal year 2022 budget request to Congress in May and they have not yet identified service policy changes […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Wins $291 Million Contract For F-35 Engine Maintenance
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a $291 million contract F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lot 12 engine maintenance support. The contract specifically […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Confident in SPY-7 Progress and Performance; Offers alternative for DDG Backfit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pushing full steam ahead on its scalable AN/SPY-7 S-band gallium nitride-based radar in four countries and boasted its superiority to the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AN/SPY-6 radar […]
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Navy/USMCNew NAVSEA Campaign Plan Focuses On On-Time Delivery, Digital Capability
The latest Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) campaign plan focuses especially on on-time delivery of vessels and systems and transforming digital capability. “To that end, it is NAVSEA’s fundamental responsibility […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Starts Looking At Replacements For MH-60R/S and MQ-8B/C
The Navy issued a request for information (RFI) Jan. 28 to start analyzing options to replace and succeed the current fleet of Sikorsky [LMT] MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman […]
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Navy/USMCSweden Navy Chief Says Information Sharing Necessary For Gray Zone Threats
The chief of the Royal Swedish Navy said the threat of gray zone activity in Northern Europe waters shows the importance of presence at sea and information sharing within and […]
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Navy/USMCFrigate Anti-Air Warfare Test Strategy Not Yet Approved By DoD Weapons Tester
The Defense Department’s weapons tester did not approve the new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate’s approved the anti-air warfare (AAW) test strategy in the overall testing plan because it is “not adequate […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Wins $155 Million For Second Hypersonic Tracking Satellite Prototype
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Friday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] $155 million for the second prototype award for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) Phase IIa effort. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Stops Delivery of Freedom LCSs After Combining Gear Problem
The Navy has stopped accepting delivery of Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) after finding a problem with the combining gear on the ships. The government investigated a “material defect with […]
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