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Rich Abott
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WeaponsL3Harris Breaks Ground On New Rocket Motor Facilities, This Time In Virginia
CULPEPER, Va. – L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Aerojet Rocketdyne division started clearing trees for new roads and facilities in recent months as it breaks ground to expand its Orange County, Virginia […]
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Unmanned SystemsUltra Maritime and General Atomics Partner For Anti-Sub Offerings
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime on Tuesday announced a new partnership to aid anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tracking by combining an unmanned aerial system with low-power sonobuoys […]
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Missile DefenseTrump Announces Golden Dome To Cost $175 Billion, To Finish Within Three Years
President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced key details of the planned Golden Dome missile defense architecture, with an expected total cost of $175 billion, timeline […]
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Navy/USMCKilby: HELIOS Laser Weapon Problems Delayed Testing, Not At Full Power
The Navy’s top officer revealed a laser weapon installed on a destroyer to test an ability to disable drones and small boats has had problems in testing and is still […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat And UAW Union Avoid Strike In Tentative Agreement
General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] and the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union reached a tentative agreement Sunday night, avoiding a strike by the 2,500 draftsmen, designers and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans Industry Day For Future Unmanned Surface Vessel
The Navy plans to host an industry day next month to brief vendors on its needs for the Future Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, according to a May 16 notice. […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins Another $581 Million Next-Gen Jammer Award
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $581 million contract on May 15 for production and delivery of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot V Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets for […]
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CongressLawmakers Concerned About Potential Delay To Navy 6th Gen Fighters
Several members of the House Appropriations Committee this week voiced concerns that the Navy’s sixth generation fighter program could be awarded three years later than currently planned. “I will not […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Issues Wide-Ranging Opportunity To Take In ‘Unique And Innovative’ White Papers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week issued a new solicitation as part of its Golden Dome efforts that give industry an ongoing five-year opportunity to present new missile defense […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Industry Summit Set For June
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) rescheduled its upcoming Golden Dome for America industry summit for June 11 in Huntsville, Ala. An MDA notice from March originally announced the summit focused […]
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