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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII And Path Robotics Sign MoU To Add Physical AI Welding To Shipyards
HII [HII] on Tuesday announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ohio-based Path Robotics to integrate the latter’s physical artificial intelligence technology in order to improve shipbuilding throughput […]
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Wins $400 Million Contract For THAAD Motors and LDACS
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Monday announced it received a new $400 million contract to produce more solid rocket boost motors (SRBMs) and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control Systems (LDACS) for […]
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Navy/USMCNavy SWO Boss Sees Zumwalt’s Powering Lasers, Repeating Aegis-Like Development For Battleship
SAN DIEGO – The three-ship Zumwalt-class destroyer’s ability to generate electricity, and its size, makes it the right candidate to test lasers and other weapons in preparation for the Trump-class […]
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Navy/USMCFY ‘27 Budget Will Double FY ‘26 Ship Procurement Numbers And Focus On Auxiliary, SecNav Says
SAN DIEGO – Navy Secretary John Phelan on Thursday hinted that the Navy’s fiscal year 2027 budget request will more than double the 17 ships funded in the FY ‘26 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Mulls New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighter Role To Integrate Drones Into Strike Groups
SAN DIEGO – Navy leadership is starting to consider creating a Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) warfighting commander within carrier strike groups to coordinate drone operations the service tackles how […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Pushing For Full 35-Ship LSM Fleet, Next Budget To Fund Up To 23 Ships
SAN DIEGO – A Marine Corps official this week confirmed the service is pushing for all 35 Landing Ship Medium (LSM) vessels in its plans to be the full LSM […]
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Navy/USMCAcceleration Plan Pulls First Columbia Sub Delivery Back To 2028 And Is 65 Percent Complete, Official Says
SAN DIEGO–The Navy’s first Columbia-class submarine is back on schedule to deliver by 2028 after the Navy and industry implemented an acceleration plan that put all the modules to the […]
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Navy Leaders See Battleship As Force Function For Lasers, Zumwalt As Testbed For Battleship
SAN DIEGO – Top Navy officers this week argued the Trump-class battleship may become a “forcing function” to bolster the demand signal for laser weapon development while the Zumwalt-class destroyer […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Host Unmanned And Strike Weapons Industry Event
The Navy on Monday issued a Request for Information notice with plans to host an industry this spring focused on Naval Air Systems Command technology needs. The Program Executive Officer […]
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THAAD Will Integrate Into IBCS Faster And Cheaper Than DoD Planned, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] officials last week confirmed the integration of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system into its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) is proceeding […]
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