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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Working To Mature Tech, Only Reasonable Risks In New Ship Classes
The Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ships this weeksaid the Navy is working to mature new technology and use land-based test sites while trying to make only reasonable risks in […]
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Navy/USMCLCS-21 Finishes Acceptance Trials, Delivery Next In 2021
The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) finished acceptance trials this month and is now due to be delivered to the Navy in 2021. The ship was […]
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Navy/USMCBath Strike Ends With New Contract, Workers Return
General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) and a union representing 4,300 striking employees at the Maine-based shipyard have agreed to a new contract following a two-month strike, both said […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Director: Boost Phase Intercept Hard And Likely Only For Retaliation, If Possible
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) poured cold water on the idea of easy boost-phase ballistic missile intercept due to both the difficulties in technical feasibility and how […]
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CyberNavy Information Warfare Project Gets $400 Million Extension
The Navy’s top acquisition official approved a $400 million and two-year performance period extension for the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command’s (NAVWAR) Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP). IWRP was established […]
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InternationalDownsized At-Sea RIMPAC 2020 Starts Amid Pandemic
A downsized two week-long Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise kicked off on Aug. 17 off the coast of Hawaii, limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recorded opening […]
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Navy/USMCGD Electric Boat Wins $125 Million Contract To Start SSN-768 Overhaul
The Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] a $126 million contract on Aug. 14 to plan the USS Hartford‘s (SSN-768) engineered overhaul (EOH) availability. The Los Angeles-class attack submarine […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Wins DDG Preble Maintenance Contract
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded BAE Systems a $104 million contract on Aug. 13 to conduct a scheduled depot maintenance period for the USS Preble (DDG-88). This contract aims […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reassessing CVN-79 Schedule Due To Pandemic And Phase Change
The Navy’s top acquisition official said the service is reassessing the timeline for the future aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Delivers NGI Proposal To MDA
Boeing [BA] submitted its next Generation Interceptor (NGI) offer to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Wednesday, the company said. Boeing previously served as the prime contractor on the canceled […]