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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCCoronado Starts New Fire Scout Tests
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Coronado (LCS-4) started a new round of operational testing with the Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on June 15, the Navy […]
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Navy/USMCSaab Competing For Brazilian Corvette Program
Sweden’s Saab and the Netherland’s Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding said on Monday they are working together to jointly compete for four Brazilian Navy Tamandaré-class corvettes (CCTs). If the Brazilian Navy […]
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Navy/USMCRheinmetall Wins Canada Frigate Countermeasure Expansion
The Canadian Navy awarded Rheinmetall a $14 million order to expand the multi ammunition softkill system (MASS) on its cruisers, the company said Wednesday. The Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates currently […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Acquisition Chief Orders 30-Year Ship Repair And Maintenance Plan
The Navy is starting a 30-year ship repair and modernization plan as a sort of companion to the 30-year shipbuilding plan, the Navy’s top acquisition official said Tuesday. James Geurts, […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: Bill on Senate Floor, HASC/SASC Hearings, NASA Deputy
Defense Bill. The Senate plans to resume consideration of its $716 billion fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill on June 18 at 3 p.m. A vote to pass the legislation […]
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Navy/USMCAerojet Rocketdyne Wins ONR Phase 1 Torpedo Propulsion Program, Lockheed Martin Wins MK48 Maintenance Contract
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is moving ahead with its Torpedo Advanced Propulsion System (TAPS) program as it awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] a $2.6 million Phase I contract to […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Nabs Next-Gen F-35 DAS Sensor
Lockheed Marin [LMT] chose Raytheon [RTN] to develop and deliver the next generation Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, replacing the sensor’s incumbent Northrop Grumman [NOC]. […]
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Navy/USMCLewis Tapped For 2nd Fleet
Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis has been nominated as the commander of the newly reestablished U.S. 2nd Fleet, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Lewis currently serves as deputy chief of naval […]
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Navy/USMCGAO: Delays and Rising Prices Mar Navy Shipbuilding In Last Decade
The Navy has had persistently poor shipbuilding outcomes, schedule delays, and cost overruns over the past decade because policy and processes allow the service to deviate from best practices, a […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Awarded Super Hornet Contract
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing [BA] a $862 million contract modification to procure 15 F/A-18E single-seat and three F/A-18F dual-seat Lot 42 full rate production Super Hornets […]