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Rich Abott
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Missile DefensePAC-3 CRIs Conduct Two Successful Missile Intercepts
Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully conducted two tactical ballistic missile interception tests with the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors, the company said Thursday. The company, which builds […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Says Virginia Sub Delays Due To Faster Production Rate
A top Navy official said on Wednesday delays in recent Virginia-class attack submarine deliveries are due to the shipbuilders boosting production from one to two vessels per year. The last […]
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Missile DefenseRaytheon Wins $257 Million Mod To Build 24 SM-3 IIAs
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] a modification to increase an undefinitized contract action by $267 million to build 24 more Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles. This modification, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Solicits 2020 ANTX Proposals
The Navy issued a notice calling for proposals for participation in the 2020 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) event. Proposals for ANTX are due by Dec. 4, while Naval Undersea […]
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Navy, GD Agree to 9-10 Sub Virginia Block V Ahead Of Contract
The Navy and General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat (EB) have reached an agreement to buy nine to 10 Block V Virginia-class submarines in a multiyear contract to be awarded in […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Says Navy Doubled New Sealift Vessel Cost In Overestimate
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report says the Navy’s estimate for the cost of potential new sealift vessels is about double what standard practice expects. The report released last […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Change Carrier Readiness Model
A top Navy official last month said the service is reexamining the current carrier strike group readiness generation model because it may no longer fit today’s realities. “We recognize that […]
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Missile DefenseFour Companies Win Prototype Hypersonic Tracking Contracts
Four companies won $20 million contracts last week each to develop prototype payload designs for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program. Northrop Grumman [NOC], Leidos [LDOS], L3Harris […]
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Navy/USMCLHA-7 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The America-class amphibious assault ship future USS Tripoli (LHA-7) finished acceptance trials upon returning to shipbuilder’s Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., the Navy said Oct. […]
