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Rich Abott
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ArmyArmy’s Incoming 2040 Air And Missile Defense Strategy Due Within Months
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Army’s Air and Missile Defense Command last week confirmed the service expects to release the next air and missile defense strategy for 2040 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Begins Looking Into Vessel Construction Manager For First LSM Amphib
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently issued a notice starting the process to find a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to build the first Medium Landing Ship (LSM), Block 1. According […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Using Northrop Grumman As NGI Rocket Motor Backup
While Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to build the large solid rocket motors (SRMs) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), an official told Defense Daily they have […]
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Missile DefenseAeroVironment And SNC Pitch Partnership For Lower Tier Golden Dome Bids
AeroVironment, Inc. [AVAV] announced a new strategic partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on Thursday during the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., focused on potential air […]
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Missile DefenseCollins Sees Golden Dome As Periodic Upturn in Missile Defense, Tells Industry To ‘Get Ready To Go Fast And Think Big’
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Ahead of the thrice rescheduled Golden Dome industry summit, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) indirectly alluded to the Trump administration’s initiative as similar to […]
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ArmyArmy Pushing Right To Repair Laser Weapons, Moving To Interoperability At Manufacturing Stage
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Two Army officials Wednesday emphasized they are trying to shift tested laser and directed energy weapons into versions that can be manufactured en masse but in a […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Bill To Exempt Public Shipyard Workers From Layoffs And Hiring Freeze
A bipartisan group of the senators from Maine and New Hampshire on Tuesday introduced a bill to exempt workers at the four public shipyards from federal government hiring freezes and […]
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Unmanned SystemsGermany’s Rhenmetall To Integrate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle To Coastal Defense System
The Germany-based EUROATLAS on Wednesday announced it agreed to a strategic partnership to integrate its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with Rheinmetall ‘s coastal defense system while also emphasizing sovereign […]
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ArmyL3Harris Marks New Solid Rocket Motor Plant In Huntsville, Room To Expand
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – L3Harris Technologies [LHX] opened its newest solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility here during a Monday ceremony, marking another milestone in its continuing plans to expand production […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Orders Second Offshore Patrol Cutter From Austal
The Coast Guard on July 31 exercised a $273 million contract option with Austal USA to start construction on its second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and acquire long-lead material on […]
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