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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCSecond Ship-to-Shore Connector Finishes Acceptance Trials, GAO Reports Issues
The Navy on Tuesday said the second Textron Systems [TXT] Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC-101, finished acceptance trials last week after a recent Government Accountability Office report explained several technical delays. […]
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WeaponsFirst StormBreaker Test With Super Hornet
A U.S. Navy flight test recently conducted the first guided release of a Raytheon Technologies [RTX] StormBreaker bomb from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the company said Tuesday. StormBreaker is the […]
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InternationalJapan Suspends Aegis Ashore Due To Technical And Cost Concerns
Japan decided to suspend the deployment of the two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems due the technical and cost issues, Defense Minister Taro Kono said Monday. “In view of the […]
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UncategorizedFitzgerald Leaves Repair Yard Three Years After Collision
The USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) left a Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] shipyard on June 13, almost exactly three years after a deadly collision off the coast of Japan. DDG-62 collided with […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Denies GD NGEN-R Protest, Info To Come
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) last week denied General Dynamics Information Technology’s [GD] protest of Leidos’ [LDOS] win of a Navy Next Generation Enterprise Network Re-compete (NGEN) contract. A decision […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Nabs $1 Billion Mod For PAC-3 Missiles
The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1 billion modification on June 10 for Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missiles services and equipment. The award covers incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, […]
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Navy/USMCSASC NDAA Maintains Ship Request, Adds Long Lead Funds And Restricts Unmanned Vessels
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) FY 2021 defense authorization bill largely follows the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but adds long lead funding for other vessels and restricts acquisition for unmanned […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Info For Missile Defense Radar Upgrades
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) Wednesday as it conducts market research to determine industry interest and capability to support future upgrades to several missile […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Received First JPALS Production Unit
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) received the Navy’s first Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) production unit in April, the service revealed Tuesday. The first JPALS was delivered almost […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Reveals New Microwave Technology Testbed Effort
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week disclosed it is starting a Microwave Technology Testbed effort to aid in the future missile defense program. On June 4, MDA published a […]