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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCCVN-78 Starts Post-Shakedown Availability To Install Remaining Combat Systems, Deferred Work
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) started a year-long post-shakedown availability/selected restricted availability (PSA/SRA) upgrade and maintenance period on Saturday. CVN-78 first arrived at Huntington […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Awards Three Vendors $4.1 Billion Multiple Award Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) earlier this month awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC], and Raytheon [RTN] a multiple award indefinitely delivery/indefinite quantity (MAIDIQ) contract worth up to $4.1 […]
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Navy/USMCCTSi and L3 Flight-Test New Navy Navigation System
CTSi and L3 Technologies [LLL] this month finished flight-testing a new integrated communication and navigation system for the Navy that can be used in GPS-denied environments. This new Enhanced Link […]
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Navy/USMCMetal Shark And ASV Global Unveil Autonomous Boat Tech
Shipbuilder Metal Shark and autonomous vessel technology company ASV Global announced Friday they are starting to offer “Sharktech” autonomous vessels. The autonomous-enabled vessels can be custom configured for military, law […]
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Navy/USMCLCS-13 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The seventh Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Wichita (LCS-13), finished its acceptance trials last week, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Friday. Freedom-variant LCSs are built by Fincantieri’s […]
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UncategorizedState Department Approves $740 Million In AMRAAM Sales To UK And Denmark
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMSs) for the United Kingdom and Denmark to purchase a combined 228 Raytheon [RTN] AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) worth a […]
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New Zealand To Buy Four P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for $1.6 Billion
The New Zealand government on July 9 approved a plan to acquire four Boeing [BA] P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for $1.6 billion to replace its six legacy P-3K2 Orion aircraft. The […]
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Navy/USMCKratos Delivers First New Drone Cruise Missile Target To Navy
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. [KTOS] has delivered the first of 45 BQM-177A year one subsonic aerial target systems for the Navy, the company and service announced this week. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans to Accelerate UUVs, Changing Acquisition Strategies
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s report on the annual defense appropriations bill revealed major changes to the acquisition strategies of the large displacement and extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV and […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $740 Million In AMRAAM Sales To UK And Denmark
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMSs) for the United Kingdom and Denmark to purchase a combined 228 Raytheon [RTN] AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) […]