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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseRaytheon Wins $2.3 Billion Army Contract For International Patriot Upgrades And Refresh
The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $2.3 billion contract on Tuesday for engineering services to support the Patriot missile defense systems to support software and refresh obsolescence in both […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Wins $6.56 Billion MDA Contract To Continue As GMD Prime Integrator
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing [BA] a $6.56 billion modification to a previous contract to extend its development and sustainment contract (DSC) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile […]
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Missile DefenseReport: Navy Dragged Feet On Unmanned Aegis Test Ship
A new report by the Defense Department’s top weapons tester shows the Navy appeared to drag its feet when planning for an unmanned Aegis self-defense test ship (SDTS), requiring direction […]
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Navy/USMCSM-3 IIA Missile Defense Test In Hawaii Reportedly Fails, Defense Tester Report Finds Lower Confidence
This story was updated with a Defense Department confirmation of the test failure. A Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy test intercept of a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile(SM)-3 Block IIA […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Conducts Another MHTK Test
Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed a successful controlled flight test of its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on Jan. 26, the company said Tuesday. This was […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins $459 Million Contract For More THAAD Interceptors
This article has been updated to reflect industry comments. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $459 million modification on Friday to produce additional Lot 10 Terminal […]
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UncategorizedOfficials: Hypervelocity Weapon Transitioning To Services This Year; New Army Missile Defense Strategy To Be Finished This Summer
The Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) expects to start transitioning the hypervelocity gun weapon system (HGWS) to the services over the next year, an official said Jan. 25. Vincent […]
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Officials: Hypervelocity Weapon Transitioning To Services This Year; New Army Missile Defense Strategy To Be Finished This Summer
The Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) expects to start transitioning the hypervelocity gun weapon system (HGWS) to the services over the next year, an official said last Thursday. Vincent […]
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State Department OK’s $6.5 Billion Sale Of 34 F-35s To Belgium
The State Department approved a possible $6.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Belgium for 34 Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) F-35A variants. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) told […]
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BAE, HII, and GD Win $238 Million Contract For Maintenance Of Surface Combatants
The Navy awarded Britain’s BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Inc.’s Continental Maritime [HII], and General Dynamics National Steels and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) [GD] a combined $238 million modification for maintenance of destroyers and cruisers at […]