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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCAustralia Picks BAE For New $26 Billion Frigate Program
Australia said on Friday it selected Britain’s BAE Systems to build its nine next-generation anti-submarine frigates in its SEA 5000 program, a program worth up to $26 billion to design, build, and […]
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UncategorizedAustralia Orders Six MQ-4C UAVs For $1 Billion
Australia’s government announced on June 26 it is ordering an initial six Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for $1 billion in a cooperative program with the U.S. Navy. […]
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Boeing Receives $1.5 Billion Contract To Build 28 Super Hornets For Kuwait As Planned
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.5 billion contract to build and deliver 26 F/A-18 Super Hornets to Kuwait, the Defense Department said on June 27. Under the contract, Boeing will provide […]
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InternationalBoeing Receives $1.5 Billion Contract To Build 28 Super Hornets For Kuwait As Planned
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.5 billion contract to build and deliver 26 F/A-18 Super Hornets to Kuwait, the Defense Department said on Wednesday. Under the contract, Boeing will […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Torpedoes Extra Subs In Defense Appropriations Bill
The House’s FY ’19 defense appropriations bill passed Thursday sunk an attempt by House Armed Sevices Seapower subcommittee leaders to start funding additional submarines. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Joe […]
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Missile DefenseWhite House Objects To Missile Defense Provisions In Senate Defense Bill
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) objected to several missile defense-related provisions in the Senate’s draft FY ’19 defense authorization act in a statement Tuesday. The administration […]
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ArmyJAGM Cleared For Production, Achieves Milestone C
The U.S. Army’s Hellfire missile replacement, the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), achieved a milestone C decision and has been cleared for low-rate initial production (LRIP). The JAGM […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Orders Six MQ-4C UAVs For $1 Billion
Australia’s government announced on Tuesday it is ordering an initial six Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for $1 billion in a cooperative program with the U.S. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s Greaves: Space-Based Interceptors Would Be A Big Change
The director of the Missile Defense Agency on Tuesday said adding space-based interceptors for missile defense “would require a significant change in national policy” and are expensive. He also noted […]
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Defense Watch: SpaceX Win, DoD Approps Activity, Transcom Nominee
SpaceX Contract. SpaceX has edged out United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a U.S. Air Force contract to place a classified satellite in orbit in late fiscal year 2020. Under the […]