Reporter: Navy/Missile Defense
Defense Daily
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Rich Abott
Articles By Richard
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Missile DefenseDoD Scraps Missile Defense Agency’s Redesigned Kill Vehicle
The Defense Department on Wednesday said it was canceling the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, effective Aug. 22, due to technical design problems that are too hard or costly to […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon And Navy Conduct First EASR System-Level Test
The Navy and Raytheon [RTN] conducted the first system-level test of the SPY-6(V)2 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, Va., recently, the […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin: SSDS Contract Upgrades System, Adds Efficiency
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] said its recent $56 million Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat systems engineering contract will move it to a new build model and add efficiencies to overall surface […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Gets Another $200 Million CIWS Upgrade Contract
The Navy on Friday awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $200 million contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) upgrades, conversions, overhauls, and associated hardware for the U.S and international customers. […]
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PentagonPentagon Tests Post-INF Missile
The Defense Department on Sunday conducted the first flight test of a ground-launched cruise missile with a range greater than 500 km after the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty (INF) expired […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Conducting Research On Future THAAD Development Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) looking for sources capable of performing Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon systems advanced capability development, according to […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $56 Million Ship Self-Defense System Contract
The Navy on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $56 million combat system engineering support contract over two other bidders for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS). The SDSS is a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues New LUSV Draft RFP, Warns Cuts May Limit Capabilities And Contracts
The Navy recently issued a new draft Request For Proposals (RFP) for the new Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) program, the service said Wednesday. The service also warned reductions to […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-78 Arresting Gear Approved For Propeller And Jet Aircraft
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) has been approved to recover both propeller and jet aircraft, according to an Aircraft Recovery Bulletin (ARB), Naval Air Systems […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Argues House Cuts Delay MQ-25 And CVN-81
The Navy’s budgetary appeal to the FY 2020 House’s defense appropriations bill warns cuts to funding for the MQ-25 Stingray and carrier replacement program could delay delivery of both the […]