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Rich Abott
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InternationalNaval Group Launches First New French Attack Sub
France’s Naval Group launched the first of six new French Navy nuclear-powered attack submarines during a ceremony on Friday, presided over by French president Emmanuel Macron. During the July 12 […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $401 Million Patriot Missile Sale To Germany
The State Department approved a potential $401 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Germany for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]
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Missile DefenseWhite House Opposes SM-3 IIA Test Change In House NDAA
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “strongly objects” to a $42 million reduction to re-scope a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA flight test in the House’s FY […]
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Navy/USMCHII Finishes CVN-79 Flight Deck
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] finished installing the last piece of the future aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy’s (CVN-79) flight deck in another construction milestone, the company said Thursday. CVN-79 […]
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Navy/USMCAdministration Opposes $238 Million Reduction Of LUSVs In Defense Authorization Bill
The White House on Wednesday objected to a provision in the House’s FY 2020 defense authorization bill that would reduce funding for the Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) program […]
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Missile DefenseAdministration Objects To House NDAA RKV Reductions
The White House “strongly objects” to missile defense provisions in the House Armed Services Committee’s mark of the FY ’20 defense authorization bill reducing Missile Defense Agency (MDA) funds. The […]
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InternationalRaytheon Wins $2.2 Billion In Qatar Air And Missile Defense Systems
Raytheon [RTN] on Wednesday confirmed it won two Qatar contracts for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and more Patriot fire units worth about $2.2 billion. The announcement came […]
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Navy/USMCNAVAIR Seeks Proposals For Resilient Cyber Warfare Tech
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Monday seeking technical and cost proposals for research in technology that is applicable to resilient cyber warfare capabilities for […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-8C Fire Scout Reaches IOC
The Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on June 28, the service said on Monday. The Fire Scout is built by Northrop Grumman […]
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Navy/USMCMoran Out as Next CNO As SECNAV Questions Judgment
Adm. Bill Moran, who was confirmed and set to be sworn in as the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in August, has abruptly declined the appointment and decided to […]