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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseCAPE To Finish Interceptor Analysis Within Two Weeks, Next Draft RFP Due October
A top Pentagon official on Tuesday said the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office will conclude its sufficiency review of the DoD’s Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) Analysis of Alternatives […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Private Shipyard Investment Plan To Mirror SIOP
The Navy’s top shipbuilding officials recently said a new private shipyard investment plan will “mirror” the currently underway Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan (SIOP). The Navy’s first naval vessel long-range plan […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sets Up New DASN Sustainment Post
The Navy is establishing a new deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (DASN) position that will focus on sustainment, the Navy’s top acquisition official said on Friday. James Geurts, assistant […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics Shuffles Electric Boat and NASSCO Leadership
General Dynamics [GD] has appointed Kevin Graney, president of GD National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), as president of GD Electric Boat (EB), effective Oct. 1. Concurrently, David Carver, NASSCO’s […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Plans $12 Billion GMD Realignment, Senate Bill Requires Workforce Assessment
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning a $12 billion realignment and redevelopment of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system after the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) was cancelled, according to a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Issue MUUV Solicitation, Industry Day Soon
The Navy intends to award multiple contracts for the design, development, and production of the Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV), it said in a new presolcitation notice posted Thursday. The […]
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InternationalU.K. Selects Babcock Design For Type 31 Frigates
The United Kingdom chose Babcock as the preferred bidder for the new Type 31e frigates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. The government has committed to buying at least […]
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Missile DefenseSAC-D Bill Adds $222 Million To Transfer RKV to NGI
A Senate panel recommended adding $222 million to the Missile Defense Agency’s FY 2020 budget to help it move from the canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle to the follow-on Next Generation […]
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Navy/USMCAustal Loses GAO Protest On HII LCS Win, Subcontracting A Key Factor
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an Austal USA protest against the winning bid of Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) planning yard services, the office said […]
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Navy/USMCGD Unveils Bluefin-12 UUV
On Tuesday General Dynamics [GD] unveiled its new Bluefin-12 model unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2019 show in London. Currently being produced for […]