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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy To Host DDG(X) Power And Propulsion Industry Day
The Navy this week announced an industry day is set for next month to discuss electric power and propulsion systems with industry for the future next-generation DDG(X) guided-missile destroyer. PMS-460, […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Details $460.5 Million Missile Defense System Contract Continuing MDA Work
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday detailed the work included in a May contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue longstanding work on the National Team–Systems and Engineering contract. The […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators ‘Incensed’ By LCS Retirements, Explain Shipbuilding Decisions And Budget Cuts In Report
The House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) report on its draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill expressed severe displeasure with how the Navy is decommissioning Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Opposes Navy Provisions In Draft House NDAA Bill
The Biden administration on Tuesday detailed what Navy provisions it opposes in the House’s draft FY 2025 defense authorization bill, which focused on ship procurement funding and restrictions on ship […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Industry Info On Long Endurance Small Unmanned Surface Vessels For Special Warfare
The Navy recently published a Request For Information (RFI) seeking industry information on technologies related to long endurance small unmanned surface vessels (LE sUSVs). “The Government wants to understand the […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Nabs $668 Million Award To Build More SPY-6 Navy Radars
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $678 million modification on June 7 to exercise options for additional AN/SPY-6(V) radar hardware production. The company underscored this is the third option under […]
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Missile DefenseCollins: First Test Of Space-Based Hypersonic Sensors Within A Week, MDA Starting New Look At Airborne Lasers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects the first flight test using a pair of prototype space-based hypersonic sensors to occur within a week while also starting to look at a […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Details $95 Million Contract For P-8A Electronic Warfare Pods
The Navy in March awarded BAE Systems a $95 million contract for research, development and low-rate initial production on electronic warfare (EW) Advanced Survivability Pods for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, […]
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Missile DefenseCollins: MDA Looks To Hypersonic Defense Alternatives With Hill Acceleration Push
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Thursday said the agency is looking at what additional current systems could be used or modified to defend against hypersonic threats […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Commercial Solutions For Navy’s Improved Energy Resilience
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday issued a solicitation seeking large-scale commercial solutions to provide the Navy with improved energy resilience with a better cost structure. The notice said […]
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