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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCMQ-9 Reaper Demonstrated Remote Detection Of Submerged Targets
The General Atomics [GA] MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully detected and tracked submerged contacts during an Oct. 12 U.S. Navy exercise, the company said on Monday. This […]
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InternationalNATO Briefs Industry On Over $817 Million In Air And Missile Defense Opportunities
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency on Monday briefed North American and European industry on over $817 million in upcoming air and missile defense program business opportunities in 2018 […]
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UncategorizedSweden Chooses Patriot To Upgrade Air And Missile Defenses
The Swedish government has decided to start negotiations on procuring Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot air and missile defense system for upward of $1.2 billion, the government said Nov. 7. The Swedish Armed […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Officials Say T-45 Pilot Production Returning To Normal Levels But Notes ‘Unacceptable’ MV-22 Readiness Rates
Navy and Marine Corps officials said they expect T-45C Goshawk trainer pilot production to get back to full capacity by the end of the month but that the MV-22B is […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Uses Three Carriers For Western Pacific Exercise
The U.S. Navy is using three carrier strike groups in the Western Pacific as a chance for a combined strike force exercise over the next week, the 7th Fleet said […]
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Navy/USMCNDAA Conference Report Boosts Navy And Missile Defense Spending
The fiscal year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report released Nov. 8 strongly boosts Navy and Missile Defense spending over the Defense Department’s initial requests. The House […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Releases Final Future Frigate RFP
The Navy released the final conceptual design (CD) request for proposals (RFP) on Tuesday for its new future frigate program, the Guided-Missile Frigate (FFG(X)), in a post on FedBizOpps. Last […]
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InternationalSweden Chooses Patriot To Upgrade Air And Missile Defenses
The Swedish government has decided to start negotiations on procuring Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot air and missile defense system for upward of $1.2 billion, the government said Tuesday. The Swedish Armed […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reduced Columbia Submarine Cost By $80 Million Per Unit
The Navy has been able to reduce the cost of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine by $80 million per unit and the program remains on schedule, a top Navy acquisition official said […]
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At Hearing Nominees Vow To Improve Navy Acquisition, Audit of Navy
Nominations for top Defense Department positions told the Senate Armed Services Committee at a Tuesday confirmation hearing they intend to support efforts to improve the Navy’s operations and acquisitions as […]