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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Releases First Report On DDG Collisions, Finds Crew Failures
The Navy on Wednesday released the first official report explaining the specific actions leading up to and causes of the separate collisions of two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers in […]
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Navy/USMCFirst E-2D Aerial Refueling Test Occurred This Summer
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Tuesday that the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft over the summer successfully received a first in-flight fuel transfer from a tanker. During a four-hour flight on […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Starts Producing LRASM Sensor
Britain’s BAE Systems started producing the sensor technology for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) after winning a $40 million order from prime program contractor the Lockheed Martin [LMT], the […]
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UncategorizedNavy R&D Official Talks Importance Of Open Architecture, Faster Prototyping
A Navy official said the service’s changing missions are driving open architecture structures and that quickening prototype work is important for the service going forward. As the Navy returns to […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Awards Raytheon $1.5 Billion To Support AN/TPY-2 and SBX Radars
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $1.5 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity follow-on contract to support the Army Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Commander Changes With Sixth Fleet
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced Tuesday the president has nominated Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be appointed as vice admiral and assigned as commander of the Sixth Fleet. If […]
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InternationalForeign Minister: South Korea Not Considering Additional THAADs
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Monday that the administration of President Moon Jae-in is not considering additional deployments of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense […]
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Unmanned SystemsVanilla Aircraft’s UAV Finishes Five Day Flight
Vanilla Aircraft’s VA001 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) finished the longest unmanned internal combustion powered flight ever, the company said last Thursday. The over five-day flight occurred over 7,000 miles, ending […]
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Navy/USMCOfficials Tout Ship Acquisition And Evolutionary Changes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Several officials from Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships spoke at a conference last about what they have been able to accomplish and how the Navy is evolving its […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Awards $10 Million Contract Mod To MTSI For Improved Missile Defense Modeling Tools
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) a $10 million modification last Monday to increase a contract ceiling under an effort to develop models of new […]