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Rich Abott
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UncategorizedSecond New SM-3 Interceptor Test Fails
A new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile intercept test conducted off the coast of Hawaii failed, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said on June 21. The June 21 test, […]
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Raytheon Restarts SM-2 Production For International Customers
Raytheon [RTN] is restarting its Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) production line after four international customers pooled $650 million in funds for a bundle purchase in foreign military sales (FMS), the company said […]
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New UK Carrier Starts First Sea Trials
The U.K. Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier went out to sea for the first time as it begins sea trials in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland, the […]
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CongressSASC NDAA Markup Increases Defense Base Budget By $29 Billion
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 Wednesday night, authorizing $29 billion above the Trump administration’s base […]
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BudgetSASC NDAA Markup Increases Defense Base Budget By $29 Billion
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 Wednesday night, authorizing $29 billion above the Trump administration’s base […]
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PentagonTrump Nominates Textron Executive As Under Secretary For AT&L
The White House announced Tuesday night its intention to nominate Ellen Lord, president and CEO of Textron’s [TXT] Textron Systems business segment, as under secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon and Boeing Win $140 Million In Navy F/A-18 Retrofit Components
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon [RTN] and Boeing [BA] a combined nearly $140 million in contracts and delivery orders for F/A-18 retrofit components on Monday and Tuesday. Raytheon […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins Contract To Incorporate SPY-6 AMDR Radar On DDG-51 Destroyer
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] an unspecified fixed-price-incentive-firm target contract modification on Tuesday to incorporate Flight III baseline on to the future DDG-125 Arleigh Burke-class […]
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InternationalNew UK Carrier Starts First Sea Trials
The U.K. Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier went out to sea for the first time as it begins sea trials in the North Sea off the coast of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Austal $584 Million Contract To Build LCS-28
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Austal USA a $584 million contract to build the 28th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Defense Department announced last Friday. The contract for LCS-28 […]