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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Will Focus Zumwalt On Offensive Surface Strike
The Navy is working to change the requirements of the often troubled Zumwalt DDG-1000 destroyers to focus the ship on offensive surface strike missions, a service official said. The Navy […]
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UncategorizedNDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes
The fiscal year 2018 defense bill passed by both Houses of Congress authorizes numerous changes and directives to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), including studies to expand missile defense fields. […]
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Senate Appropriators Boost Missile Defense Funding
Senate appropriators increased missile defense funding by $1.4 billion over the administration’s request for fiscal year (FY) 2018, but at a lower rate than the authorization bill allowed for. The […]
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Romania Signs Agreement To Buy Patriot Missile Defense System
Romania’s government signed an agreement to buy Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system from the U.S. Army, the company said Nov. 29. The agreement, called a Letter […]
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Israel Declares Naval Iron Dome Operational
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) declared a naval component of the Iron Dome rocket and artillery shell defense system operational on Nov. 28 following final successful tests. The Israeli Navy […]
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Navy/USMCGAO And Navy Agree Lack of Available Amphibious Ships Limits Training
A top Navy official agreed with a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the service’s dearth of amphibious ships is decreasing its ability to train for many amphibious priorities. Vice […]
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Poland Requests $500 Million In AMRAAM and HIMARS Weapons
The State Department approved two separate possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) weapons systems to Poland […]
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Romania Signs Agreement To Buy Patriot Missile Defense System
Romania’s government signed an agreement to buy Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system from the U.S. Army, the company said on Nov. 29. The agreement, called a […]
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U.S. Helps Argentina With Submarine Search And Rescue
The U.S. Navy deployed several naval and undersea rescue assets over the weekend to help Argentina search for its naval submarine, the A.R.A San Juan (S-42), in South Atlantic waters. The U.S. […]
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Lockheed Martin And Indra Extend S-Band Radar Cooperation For Spanish Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Spain’s Indra have signed an agreement to extend their cooperative relationship developing an S-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Spanish navy’s F-110 frigate program, Lockheed Martin […]