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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Accepts Delivery Of USNS Newport EPF-12
The Navy accepted delivery of the newest Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, the future USNS Newport (T-EPF-12), on Sept. 2. The Newport previously finished integrated sea trials, combining builder’s and […]
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InternationalDoD Report Says China’s Missile Capability Overtaking U.S.
The annual Defense Department report on China’s military developments said it is overtaking the U.S. in land-based conventional ballistic and cruise missiles as well as air defense capabilities. “Military and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Eliminates Dual Hatting Research Heads For CNR and N94
Last month, the Navy decided to eliminate the “dual hatting” of the research heads Chief of Naval Research and director of OPNAV N94 under one official. Previously, the Chief of […]
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InternationalDoD Report Finds China Ahead Of U.S. In Ships Numbers
An annual Pentagon report on China’s military developments finds it is already outpacing the U.S. in a few areas, including total Navy ship numbers. The report, “Military and Security Developments […]
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InternationalGA And SENER Develop New NATO Pod For MQ-9 Reaper
General Atomics and Spain’s SENER Aerospacial said Tuesday they are integrating a new NATO sensor Pod on to the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for European sensors. The companies […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Accepts Second Next Generation Ship-to-Shore Connector
The Navy accepted delivery of the second Textron Systems [TXT] Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)-101 on Aug. 27, service said Aug. 28. The delivery came after LCAC-101 […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins $912 Million THAAD Support Mod
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $912 million modification to a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) contract. The award specifically covers THAAD element development and […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps In Industry Studies For Light Amphibious Warship, Trying To Move Quickly
The new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program for the Navy and Marine Corps is in industry studies and the services are trying to develop it quickly like the FFG(X) frigate, […]
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Navy/USMCAs Navy Plans Wartime Surge Options, Worries About Limited Repair Capabilities
The Navy is both looking at plans to get wartime surge capability for protracted conflicts but at the same time is worried about limited repair capabilities. Program Executive Officer for […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $109 Million In Japan And U.K. Missile Sales
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of missiles to Japan and the United Kingdom worth $63 million and $46 million, respectively. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]