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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseIBCS Test Intercepts Target With Patriot At Longer Range
The U.S. Army successfully intercepted a cruise missile in a record-breaking long-range flight test on Thursday using the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) […]
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Navy/USMCCarrier George Washington Half Done With Overhaul
This week, the Navy said the USS George Washington (CVN-73) is halfway through the four-year refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the carrier. The service said reaching the halfway point […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $3.3 Billion In Japanese SM-3IIA Missiles
The State Department recently approved a potential $3.29 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan for up to 73 Standard Missile -3 (SM-3) Block IIA missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Briefs Industry This Week On Post-RKV Interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to brief industry this week on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) acquisition after canceling the Redesigned Kill […]
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Navy/USMCKnifefish Gets Milestone C Approval, GD Wins Five-Unit LRIP
After earning Milestone C approval from the Navy, the General Dynamics [GD] Knifefish surface mine countermeasure unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) program won a five unit low-rate initial production (LRIP) order, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Completes Cloud Migration Of Financial Management System
The Navy on Friday said it completed a “tech refresh” of its financial management systems, migrating them to a commercial cloud system on Aug. 19, the service said on Friday. […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Sees SSDS As Step To Integrated Combat System
The recent $56 million Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat system engineering contract win by Lockheed Martin [LMT] is helping the Navy work toward the future integrated combat system, a company […]
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Navy/USMCGD NASSCO Wins $1 Billion To Build ESB-6 and 7
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded General Dynamics’ [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) a $1 billion modification on Friday for detail design and construction of Expeditionary Sea Bases […]
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Navy/USMCEPF-11 Finishes Integrated Sea Trials
The future Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (EPF-11) finished its first integrated sea trials on Aug. 23 in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy said on Friday. Integrated […]
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Navy/USMCGilday In As New CNO
Promising to question assumptions while modernizing the Navy, Adm. Mike Gilday on Thursday officially relieved Adm. John Richardson to become the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). During the ceremony […]