Reporter: Navy/Missile Defense
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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCGD Awarded $696 Million Contract For Virginia Submarine Long-Lead Materials
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded General Dynamics’s [GD] Electric Boat a $696 million modification on Monday for long-lead time material for the FY ’19 and ’20 Virginia-class submarines. Two […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Did Not Tell Congress About Growler Physiological Episode, Panel Leaders Say
The Navy did not tell Congress about a recent physiological episode (PE) involving an EA-18G Growler with crew that landed using a smart watch, despite a recent hearing on the […]
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UncategorizedHyten Says Space Sensors Needed For Missile Defense
The Commander of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said space sensors are necessary for midcourse missile defense discrimination in a speech about how the Defense Department needs to move forward on […]
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $475 Million Contract To Model Missile Defense, MDA Director Says No GBI Tests In ‘18
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the week of March 4, awarded Northrop Grumman a non-competitive contract worth up to $475 million to develop, integrate, test, and field missile defense modeling […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Starts Submarine Arctic Ice Exercise
The U.S. Navy, in cooperation with British and Canadian partners, started its biennial ICEX (Ice Exercise) 2018 in the Arctic Ocean this week. ICEX is a five-week exercise that involves […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Awarded $475 Million Contract To Model Missile Defense, MDA Director Says No GBI Tests In ‘18
Earlier this week the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Northrop Grumman a non-competitive contract worth up to $475 million to develop, integrate, test, and field missile defense modeling and simulation […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reveals Only Seven T-45 PEs Since September, Found One Main Cause
The head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Tuesday the Navy has made progress in reducing physiological episodes (PEs) in the T-45 trainer aircraft, having only seven since last […]
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Navy/USMCNavy And Congress Grapple With How To Increase Fleet And Maintain Shipbuilders
Members of Congress and Navy officials grappled this week with how to maintain shipbuilders, lower costs, and increase the size of the Navy towards the 355-ship goal given long timelines […]
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Navy Names Eight Competitors For C4I Engineering Product Contracts
The Navy on Feb. 23 awarded eight companies multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts ranging from $13 to $19 million to compete for orders on engineering products supporting command, control, communications, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Backers In Congress Unsatisfied With Navy’s FY ’19 Budget
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, called the Trump administration’ FY ’19 Navy budget shipbuilding request not “robust” enough compared to what he […]