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Rich Abott
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InternationalU.S. OKs Potential $1.32 Billion Chinook Deal With UAE
The State Department approved a possible military sale with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth $1.32 billion for six CH-47F Block II Extended Range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and related equipment. […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Nabs Another $2.1 Billion Mod For More SM-3 Maintenance
The Missile Defense Agency awarded RTX [RTX] a $2.13 billion contract modification Monday to continue providing maintenance on all Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block variants across all U.S. and partner countries. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks ‘Paradigm Shift’ With New Missile Defense Targets Program
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is starting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to help shape the acquisition of its future target systems, which includes a “paradigm shift” […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests Solid Fuel Ramjet From Drone
The Navy recently launched a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned aircraft target drone for the first time in what it says is a step that advances […]
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Unmanned SystemsFirst Orca XLUUV Minelayer To Deliver This Summer, Navy Developing More Playloads
The Navy plans to receive the first Boeing [BA]-built Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) this summer, a Navy program office leader said this week. The first vessel, dubbed […]
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InternationalNavy Seeks Industry Help For Foreign Partner Long Range UAV
The Navy is seeking industry input on potential solutions for a long-range unmanned aircraft to be used by an unspecified partner country. The Request For Information (RFI), published Wednesday, specifically […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor And First Hypersonic Defense Systems Already Running Late From Early Downselects
The director of the Missie Defense Agency (MDA) last week confirmed both the next homeland ballistic missile defense interceptor and first dedicated hypersonic missile defense interceptor are both running late […]
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UncategorizedMDA Moves To Prioritize Directed Energy Lasers For Missile Shield
The Missile Defense Agency is moving forward on several initiatives to increasingly prioritize development and integration of multiple directed energy (DE) laser and non-kinetic ways to intercept missiles, the agency […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes USV Squadron 7 For Small Vessels
The Navy established Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 7 on April 25 during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, operating under Commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Performs First Hypersonic Test Using Future Sea-Based Launch Systems
The Navy on Friday said it conducted the first end-to-end flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile using the cold gas launch approach it plans to use […]
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