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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCGeurts Says Temporary COVID Shipyard Closure Still Possible
The Navy’s top acquisition official today said the COVID-19 pandemic could still temporarily close a shipyard and that is partially why the service is requesting billions from Congress to mitigate […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $83.5 Million Contract To Modernize Two Destroyers
The Navy awarded BAE Systems an $83.5 million contract to conduct modernization and maintenance work on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Carney (DDG-64) and USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81) on Aug. […]
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UncategorizedNavy Tests Next Generation Jammer On Growler
The Navy completed the first mission systems flight test of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) on an EA-18G Growler on Aug. 7, the service said Monday. The flight was […]
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Missile DefenseLRDR Fielding Delayed A Year Due To COVID-19
A new Alaska-based missile defense radar has been delayed for about a year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Government Accountability Office report and the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Commissions LCS-19
The Navy commissioned the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19) on Aug. 8. The commissioning occurred with a private event rather than the usual large public due to […]
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Navy/USMCPerspecta Lawsuit Over Leidos NGEN Win Delays Contract To 2021, Expects Extension To Legacy Contract
This week a top Leidos [LDOS] official said a lawsuit over the company’s win of the Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Re-compete (NGEN-R) contract will likely delay transition until 2021 while […]
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ArmyArmy Now Holding Limited User Test For IBCS
An Army official confirmed the service’s future missile defense command platform is currently undergoing a second Limited User Test (LUT) ahead of planned fielding in 2022. The Integrated Air and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyOfficial Lays Out 2021 Hypersonic Weapon Glide Body Test Schedule, Industrial Transition
The Army’s top hypersonic weapon official this week laid out the Pentagon’s next year testing schedule for the hypersonic weapon glide body to prepare to field it by fiscal year […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Of Hawaii Test Readying, To Occur By End Of The Year
A delayed Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test using the Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA is now set and planned to occur before the end of the […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Pauses Hypersonic Defense Design To Split Focus
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) paused its hypersonic missile defense prototype effort until later this year to split its focus into near-term options and a longer term more “elegant” solution, […]