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Rich Abott
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Business/FinancialFincantieri and Naval Group Sign Joint Venture Agreement
France’s Naval Group and Italy’s Fincantieri signed a joint venture agreement on June 14 that delineated the terms of incorporation for a new 50/50 owned company. The companies signed an […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Wins Boeing Award For MQ-25 IFF And Control System
Boeing [BA] awarded BAE Systems contracts to provide the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and Vehicle Management Control Systems for the MQ-25 Stingray, BAE said on Monday. BAE’s director of […]
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Navy/USMCDefense Bills Concerned With Columbia Schedule
Both the House and Senate defense authorization bills, approved by their respective armed services committees, directed reports and briefings on the Columbia-class submarine program due to schedule and cost concerns. […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Amendment Reinstates SM-3 IIA ICBM Test
The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the FY ’20 defense authorization bill that reinstates a planned Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA intercept test. While the FY ’18 […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $687 Million for Early CVN-78 Ship Repair Work
The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $687 million contract on Wednesday for early service life period work on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). The contract announcement said […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Naval Amendments Direct More Reports and Briefings
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved a set of naval en bloc amendments for the FY ’20 defense authorization bill on Wednesday, directing further reports and briefings from the […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Arctic Strategy Highlights Domain Awareness, Russia/China Activities
The Department of Defense released an updated Arctic Strategy that focused on domain awareness and enhancing operations but also increased attention on Russia and China’s activities. The report said the […]
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Navy/USMCBALTOPS 2019 Putting Emphasis on Mine Warfare
This year’s Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise is putting a focus on mine warfare, featuring new undersea unmanned vehicles (UUVs), among other capabilities. The U.S. 2nd Fleet is leading BALTOPS from […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Defense Bill Adds Over $1 Billion In Unfunded Navy Priorities
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) FY 2020 defense authorization bill adds over $1 billion in Navy funds from the unfunded priorities list, according to the chairman’s mark. The majority […]
