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Rich Abott
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CongressHASC Chairman’s Mark Adds Little Over Subcommittees
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s draft mark for the FY ’19 defense authorization bill largely fell in line with what the subcommittees approved in their markups last […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Awarded $145 Million THAAD Interceptor Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $145 million modification on Wednesday to produce additional Lot 10 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and associated equipment. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Had Already Decided To Rotate Forward Deployed Ships Ahead of HASC Markup
A week after a House panel said it might direct the Navy in its next authorization bill to rotate forward deployed ships after 10 years, Navy officials said they first […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts Says More LCSs in FY ’20 Does Not Change FFG(X) Number
The possibility that Congress may tell the Navy to procure additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in FY ’19 is not changing the Navy’s plans for buying at least 20 future […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts Pushing to Decentralize Navy Acquisition
The Navy’s top weapons buyer is pushing to decentralize acquisition and procurement to the lowest possible level as part of an effort to better pivot between challenges. James Geurts, assistant […]
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Navy/USMCNew Strategy Puts Marines On Aggressive Modernization Path, General Says
A top Marine Corps official on Tuesday said the service is embarking on an aggressive modernization path bolstered by a recent budget increase. Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, chief of the […]
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Navy/USMCAustal USA Delivers LCS-16 To Navy
Austal USA delivered the future Littoral Combat Ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala., on Monday. Austal USA builds […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Missile Defense Mark Authorizes SM-3 IB Multiyear, Pushes Boost Phase and Space Sensors
The House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces markup of its portion of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill focused on SM-3 IB multiyear procurement, requiring the director of the […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-79 Is 75 Percent Structurally Finished, HII Says
The next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is 75 percent structurally complete, shipbuilding Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] said on Monday. HII said this […]
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Navy/USMCDOD OIG Finds EPF Does Not Achieve Performance Capabilities
A new Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report finds the Navy’s Strategic Theater Sealift program office did not reach required performance capabilities for the Expeditionary Fast […]