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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCKilby: HELIOS Laser Weapon Problems Delayed Testing, Not At Full Power
The Navy’s top officer revealed a laser weapon installed on a destroyer to test an ability to disable drones and small boats has had problems in testing and is still […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat And UAW Union Avoid Strike In Tentative Agreement
General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] and the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union reached a tentative agreement Sunday night, avoiding a strike by the 2,500 draftsmen, designers and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans Industry Day For Future Unmanned Surface Vessel
The Navy plans to host an industry day next month to brief vendors on its needs for the Future Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, according to a May 16 notice. […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins Another $581 Million Next-Gen Jammer Award
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $581 million contract on May 15 for production and delivery of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot V Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets for […]
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CongressLawmakers Concerned About Potential Delay To Navy 6th Gen Fighters
Several members of the House Appropriations Committee this week voiced concerns that the Navy’s sixth generation fighter program could be awarded three years later than currently planned. “I will not […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Issues Wide-Ranging Opportunity To Take In ‘Unique And Innovative’ White Papers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week issued a new solicitation as part of its Golden Dome efforts that give industry an ongoing five-year opportunity to present new missile defense […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Industry Summit Set For June
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) rescheduled its upcoming Golden Dome for America industry summit for June 11 in Huntsville, Ala. An MDA notice from March originally announced the summit focused […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs Potential $1.32 Billion Chinook Deal With UAE
The State Department approved a possible military sale with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth $1.32 billion for six CH-47F Block II Extended Range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and related equipment. […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Nabs Another $2.1 Billion Mod For More SM-3 Maintenance
The Missile Defense Agency awarded RTX [RTX] a $2.13 billion contract modification Monday to continue providing maintenance on all Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block variants across all U.S. and partner countries. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks ‘Paradigm Shift’ With New Missile Defense Targets Program
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is starting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to help shape the acquisition of its future target systems, which includes a “paradigm shift” […]
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