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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCAustal USA Launches First Steel Ship, the Navajo-class T-ATS 11
Austal USA this month launched its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11). T-ATS 11 is the first of five Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship ships […]
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Missile DefenseKelly Pushes Hegseth On Golden Dome Reality, Cutting Pentagon Testers
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday showed strong skepticism that the wide-ranging Golden Dome missile defense initiative is realistic while also cutting the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office that could […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Nominates Caudle As Next Chief of Naval Operations
President Trump nominated Adm. Daryl Caudle to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this month, after removing Adm. Lisa Franchetti about four months ago. According to a congressional […]
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UncategorizedMarine Corps Confirms Testing With Army Vessel That Will Be Basis Of New First Draft Of LSM
A Marine Corps unit that the Pentagon plans to ultimately deploy with the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) confirmed to reporters it has tested with an Army watercraft set to be […]
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WeaponsNavy Freezes Hypersonic HALO Missile To Restructure Due To Cost, GAO Says
The Navy has paused and now intends to restructure its anti-ship hypersonic missile program because acquisition offers were too expensive, according to the latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) annual weapons […]
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InternationalAustralia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft
Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Says Navy To Merge MUSV and LUSV Programs, Skeptical XLUUV To Become Program Of Record
The Navy plans to merge the programs for the Large and Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV and MUSV) into a single autonomous surface craft program while delays to the Orca […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Chairman Lambasts Trump Navy Budget, Says Assumes Reconciliation To Pay For Some Annual Appropriations
In his opening statement during a hearing of Navy Department officials, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday strongly criticized the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 […]
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Navy/USMCSecNav ‘Simpatico’ With Warren On Right To Repair, Reforming IP Rights
The Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday made clear he agrees with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on the need for the Navy to have a right to repair and reform […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha Says U.S. Committee Approves More Ownership Of Shipbuilder Austal
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Monday announced a U.S. regulatory body approved the potential for it to significantly increase its equity position in Australia’s Austal, which builds naval vessels […]
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