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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMC
Navy Plans To Deploy USV In Carrier Strike Group By End Of 2026
Navy officials revealed the service plans to deploy the first carrier strike group to include an unmanned surface vessel (USV) by the end of next year during a larger discussion […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Steps Closer To LSM Block I As It Procures Bollinger And Damen Data Rights
The Navy moved another step closer to awarding its first revamped Medium Landing Ship (LSM) contract with an award to Bollinger Shipyard Lockport LLC for the data rights to build […]
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Navy/USMC
Raytheon Nabs $259 Million Contract For SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds
The Navy recently awarded RTX [RTX] a $259 million contract for the engineering, manufacturing and development of the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIICU All Up Round. This cost-plus-incentive-free contract […]
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Navy/USMC
HELIOS Testing At Full Power For Months But Navy Leaning Towards Containerized Lasers, Lockheed Martin Executive Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Lockheed Martin executive recently told Defense Daily that a Navy laser weapon installed on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been working at full power for months […]
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DARPA Christens Prototype USV, Finishing Testing Ahead of Demo
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Monday christened its prototype for the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, the USX-1 Defiant, as it finishes testing in preparation for […]
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Army
Army Looks To Grow Air and Missile Defense Forces By 30 Percent In Eight Years
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command last week said the service plans to increase its overall air and missile defense (AMD) force by […]
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Army
Army’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/USMC
Navy 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 Defense
Lockheed 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 Defense
AeroVironment 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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