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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs Follow-On Block V VPM Tube Contract
BAE Systems won a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the Navy’s Block V Virginia-class submarines with Virginia Payload Modules (VPMs), the company said Thursday The contract […]
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InternationalCanada Releases RFP To Replace Aging CF-18s
The Canadian government on Tuesday released a final request for proposals (RFP) for 88 new aircraft to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. The RFP was released by Public […]
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Business/FinancialFincantieri Marinette Adds Former Navy Leaders
Fincantieri Marinette Marine announced it added several former Navy leaders this month, most recently former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gary Roughead was elected chairman of the board of directors […]
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Navy/USMCLHA-7 Finishes Builder’s Trials
The America-class amphibious assault ship future USS Tripoli (LHA-7) successfully finished builder’s trials on July 19, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] and the Navy said Monday. During the four-day trials, […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins Another $1.47 Billion For Saudi THAAD Support
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] another $1.47 billion modification to procure Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor support items for Foreign Military Sales […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Solicit NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
Naval Sea Systems Command released a notice on July 17 that it intends to issue a solicitation for AN/SLQ-25 Torpedo Countermeasure Transmitting Sets, called NIXIE, electro-acoustic towed torpedo countermeasures. The […]
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Navy/USMCAnother Half-Year NGEN Extension
The Navy on Thursday said it intends to issue a sole source solicitation to Perspecta for another half-year contract extension of the legacy Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract. In […]
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Navy/USMCGilday Formally Nominated As CNO
As expected, President Trump on Thursday officially nominated Vice Adm. Michael Gilday to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Gilday currently serves as director of the Joint Staff. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Releases MUSV RFP, Official Stresses Experimentation Before Use
The Navy released the final request for proposals (RFP) for the development of a Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) on July 16. MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular surface […]
