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Rich Abott
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InternationalState Department Approves Billions In Potential FMS To Switzerland For Super Hornet, F-35 And Patriot
The State Department on Sept. 30 approved billions of dollars in possible Foreign Military Sales (FMSs) to Switzerland for F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets, F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, and Patriot defense […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Disestablishes Directorate, Shifting Offices To PEO USC And Other Offices
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is disestablishing a directorate, SEA 06, and redirecting its components into program Executive Office Unmanned Small Combatants (PEO USC) and other NAVSEA directorates. According to […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Initiates New Sea-Based Hypersonic Terminal Defense Project
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is initiating a new sea-based hypersonic missile terminal defense project and expects to award a contract for concept definition by the second quarter of fiscal […]
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Navy/USMCNaval Research Lab Designated as Navy Quantum Research Center
The Navy on Monday revealed it designated the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) as the Navy’s Quantum Information Research Center, allowing it to engage with organizations to enhance research on […]
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Navy/USMCONR Global-X Challenge Awards $1 Million To Four Winners
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) chose four winning projects totaling $1.1 million in awards for its Global-X international science challenge to encourage new research, the office said Sept. 23. […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Partners With General Atomics And Aerojet Rocketdyne In NGI Bid
Boeing [BA] said Thursday it is teaming up with General Atomics and Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] in its bid for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) […]
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Navy/USMCNATO Atlantic Command Reaches IOC
NATO’s latest command, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF), reached its initial operational capability (IOC) in a ceremony on Sept. 17. Reaching IOC means the commander of JFCNF determined it is […]
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Unmanned SystemsFirst MQ-8C Delivered To East Coast
The first East Coast Squadron to operate the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter received its initial aircraft this month, the Navy said Sept. 18. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Unveils New Medium UUV
BAE Systems this week unveiled its latest unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), the medium-sized Riptide UUV-12. This is the first new BAE UUV the company made public since it acquired the […]
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Navy/USMCIf CR Goes Longer, Navy Will Ask For More Exemptions
The Navy’s top acquisition official said while the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) are the most impacted by a continuing resolution (CR), if the period before a full budget increases, […]
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