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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Chief Says Increased Maintenance Funds Will Help Reach 355-Ship Fleet Faster
The head of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on Thursday said that increased Navy maintenance funds will help the fleet grow to 355 ships over a decade faster than […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Chief Says Increased Maintenance Funds Will Help Reach 355-Ship Fleet Faster
The head of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on Thursday said that increased Navy maintenance funds will help the fleet grow to 355 ships over a decade faster than […]
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Navy/USMCFirst Ford Carrier Delivered To The Navy
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier at Newport News, Virginia on Wednesday, the Navy said Thursday. The delivery comes after the […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Head Explains Test Success, Relation To Realistic Threat
Missile Defense Agency director Vice Adm. Jim Syring said on Wednesday that the Tuesday test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System was realistic and replicated a real threat the […]
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UncategorizedGAO Missile Defense Report Finds Continued Problems In Testing But Progress On Delivering Capabilities
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Tuesday explaining the challenges and progress the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) faced in fiscal year 2016. The report was released […]
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InternationalSouth Korean President Orders Review Of Additional THAAD Interceptors
New South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, ordered a “probe” after learning the Defence Ministry did not inform him that four additional THAAD launchers were brought into the country, a spokesman […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Navy To Issue MQ-25 Tanker Solicitation
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to release a solicitation for the MQ-25 Air System Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Program to Boeing [BA], General Atomics [GA], Lockheed Martin […]
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Navy’s First Ford Carrier Finishes Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), completed its second set of sea trails, called acceptance trials, on May 26. The acceptance trials […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Successfully Conducts First Test of GBI Against ICBM-Style Target
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted its first test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system’s Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)-like target, the agency said on Tuesday. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Boeing $89 Million For F/A-18E/F IRST Block II
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing [BA] an $89 million contract on Thursday to fully incorporate the Block II Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) into the F/A-18 E/F […]