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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCSikorsky Wins $905 Million Contract For 24 MH-60R Helicopters
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky a $905 million contract for 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to the U.S. Navy and India via Foreign Military Sales. The contract is divided […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo Cleared To Build New Navy Helo Trainer
Leonardo’s AgustaWestland is now cleared to build the Navy’s new helicopter trainer after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest of its win by competitor Airbus Helicopters. In January, […]
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UncategorizedBoeing Wins $2.6 Billion In International Missile Sales
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] two contracts on May 13 for Stand-off Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) and Harpoon missiles to several foreign customers, primarily Saudi Arabia. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Holding MCM USV Industry Days This Month
The Navy on Wednesday said it intends to hold two virtual industry days later this month for the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV). A Navy update to its […]
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Navy/USMCMcPherson Suspends Future Carrier Study
The new Acting Secretary of the Navy James McPherson decided to suspend a six-month study on the future of aircraft carriers begun by is predecessor, former Acting Secretary Thomas Modly. […]
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COVID-19Navy Explains NavalX Successes And COVID Work
Navy officials have been able to use the NavalX Tech Bridges to help produce equipment to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and explained both initial successes and how they measure […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests MQ-8C With AN/ZPY-8 Radar
The Navy recently started flight tests of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. Flight testing began Feb. 27 but builder Northrop Grumman [NOC] disclosed the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Announces Six More NavalX Tech Bridges
The Navy announced six more Naval Expeditions Agility Office (NavalX) Tech Bridges on Tuesday, doubling the total to 12 offices. The new locations and their directors are the National Capital […]
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Navy/USMCGAO: New Navy Maintenance Approach Lowers Costs But Still Runs Late
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released May 11 finds while the newer 2015 onward way the Navy contracts for ship repair has helped lower costs it still runs over […]
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COVID-19DoD OIG Evaluating Navy’s Response To COVID-19 On Ships
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoD OIG) said Monday it is starting an evaluation of the Navy’s response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]