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Rich Abott
Articles By Richard
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Navy/USMCVigor Wins $255 Million Modernization Contract For Two Cruisers
The Navy awarded Vigor Marine LLC a $255 million contract to execute modernization work on the Ticonderoga-class cruisers USS Chosin (CG-65) and USS Cape St. George (CG-71). The work was […]
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Navy/USMCLCS-10 Fires Naval Strike Missile In Pacific Exercise
The Navy tested the new Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) in a Pacific test on Tuesday. During the biennial Pacific Griffin […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Wins $1.4 Billion Award For Nine More Japan E-2Ds
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $1.36 billion modification to produce and deliver nine Japan-configuration E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. This award specifically definitizes a previously awarded modification […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Halts Lockheed Martin SSDS Award During Raytheon Protest
The Navy issues a stay of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] win of the Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat systems engineering contract while a Raytheon [RTN] protest proceeds. Last month, the […]
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Navy/USMCONR Small Business Program Expands Funding For Faster Development of Navy Tech
The Navy said Wednesday its Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is expanding funding opportunities with more technology acceleration topics. The SBIR program is expanding […]
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Navy/USMC2nd Fleet Practices Arctic Ops From Iceland
The Navy’s 2nd Fleet (C2F) temporarily set up an expeditionary Maritime Operations Center (MOC) in Keflavik, Iceland, while a group of ships operates in the North Atlantic, the service said […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Wins $2.7 Billion Award For Laser Guided Rockets
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded BAE Systems a $2.68 billion contract to procure full rate production Lots 8-12 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II units. The APKWS generally […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo To Build New Florida Support Center If It Wins Navy Trainer Helo
Leonardo on Wednesday said it would build a “comprehensive customer support center” next to Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Florida if it wins the contract for the TH-73 Advanced […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Says It Achieved 80% Mission Capable Goal For Super Hornets And Growlers
The Navy said on Tuesday that the operational F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets achieved the 80 percent mission-capable (MC) readiness rate mandated by the Secretary of Defense. Both […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing and GE Win Super Hornet Parts Contracts
Boeing [BA] and General Electric [GE] won separate Navy awards for key parts of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft totaling $446 million on Monday Boeing won a […]