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Rich Abott
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InternationalState Department OKs Sale Of Naval Equipment And Weapons To Kuwait And Finland
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) on Tuesday to Kuwait for $100 million in fast patrol boats and Finland for $70 million in MK 41 Vertical […]
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InternationalU.S. and Israel Complete Flight Test Of Arrow-3 Missile Defense System
This article has been updated for clarity. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) successfully completed a flight test of the Arrow-3 missile defense system […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $1.4 Billion Contract To Build LPD-29
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $1.4 billion fixed-price-incentive modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD)-29 on […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards FFG(X) Conceptual Design Contracts
The U.S. Navy awarded five $15 million conceptual design (CD) contracts for the new guided missile frigate (FFG(X) program today: Austal USA, Huntington Ingalls Industreis [HII], Lockheed Martin [LMT], Fincantieri’s […]
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Navy/USMCNPR’s New Nuke SLCM May Not Be Submarine-Launched
The Defense Department has not yet decided what platform would launch the new nuclear- armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) the administration is seeking in the recent nuclear posture review (NPR), […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budgets For First Eight LCS OTH Missiles
The Navy budgeted $18 million for the first eight Over The Horizon (OTH) missiles for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in its fiscal year 2019 Defense Department budget request. The […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Awarded $220 Million For F/A-18 Fuel Tanks
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Wednesday awarded Boeing [BA] a $220 million delivery order to design, develop, test, and integrate new conformal fuel tanks for the F/A-18 E/F […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Plans 46 More Ships Within Five Years, 30-Year Plan Expects 355 By 2050s
The U.S. Navy’s FY ’19 budget request and 30-year shipbuilding plan expects to have 34 additional ships in the inventory by FY 2023, but the service’s goal of reaching 355 […]
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BudgetMDA Budget Request Increases $2 Billion From Last Year
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting $9.9 billion in the FY ’19 budget request, which is an increase of about $2 billion over the FY ’18 request. An MDA […]
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Navy/USMCGeneral Atomics MQ-25 Team Includes Boeing
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced its MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker offering on Tuesday, which includes competitor Boeing [BA]. The company said it has designed a “purpose-built” Stingray […]