Reporter: Navy/Missile Defense
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Rich Abott
Articles By Richard
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Missile DefenseMDA Cuts Pacific Radar Sensor, Starting INDOPACOM Sensor Study
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) stopped funding a new ballistic missile defense radar in the Pacific and instead is studying the larger sensor architecture needed in region, the agency’s director […]
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BudgetNavy Pushes Back Frigate Schedule To Avoid LCS Issues
The Navy’s FY 2021 budget request pushed back the new guided-missile frigate, FFG(X), schedule to avoid moving too fast as was the case for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Rolls Out Interceptor Schedule, Lessons Learned From RKV Failure
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) laid out the schedule for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) and lessons learned from the failure of the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) in the Defense […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Request Down $4 Billion For Eight Ships, Plans To Retire First Four LCSs
The Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request adds only eight battle force ships, two fewer than previously planned, while also planning to retire four Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs Another $348 Million For F-35 Long-Lead Materials
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a modification worth up to $348 million for long-lead materials and support for 43 Lot 15 F-35s. This Feb. […]
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Navy/USMCAirbus Files Protest Against Leonardo’s Navy Trainer Helo Win
Airbus Helicopters lodged a protest last week with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the Navy choosing Leonardo for the Navy’s new helicopter training aircraft. Last month, Naval Air Systems […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Delivers First Upgraded Super Hornet To Navy
Boeing [BA] delivered the first F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet to the Navy under Service Life Modification (SLM) updates, the company said Thursday. The SLM is part of the Navy’s effort […]
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Navy/USMCLeidos Wins $7.7 Billion Navy NGEN-R IT Contract
The Navy awarded Leidos [LDOS] a potential $7.7 billion contract Wednesday for the Service Management, Integration and Transport (SMIT) portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network Re-compete (NGEN-R). NGEN is […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Excalibur S Munition Passes Navy Test
The new Raytheon [RTN] Excalibur S precision-guided munition successfully made direct hits on moving targets in a U.S. Navy test, the company said Wednesday. The test occurred at Yuma Proving […]
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UncategorizedDOT&E Reports MQ-8C Fire Scout Not Operationally Effective
The Defense Department’s top weapons tester said the Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout is “not operationally effective, not operationally suitable, and not cyber survivable” and the service established a “Tiger Team” […]