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Rich Abott
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CongressDraft NDAA Adds Second Sub, Zeroes Out Delayed Frigate
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) initial draft of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Bill (NDAA) added $1 billion to find a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN), seemingly […]
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Navy/USMCDraft FY25 NDAA Approves Multi-Year Buy For CH-53K
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill gives the Navy authority for multiyear procurement for the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King […]
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Navy/USMCVideoRay Nabs $93 Million Contract For MK20 Defender ROV Work
The Navy awarded VideoRay LLC a $93 million contract for Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) Production, particularly to continue work developing the MK20 Defender Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) platform. The […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Director: ‘Very Hard’ To Reach IOC For Hypersonic Defense Program By 2029
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week told lawmakers it would be “very hard” to reach the congressionally-mandated initial operating capacity (IOC) for the Glide Phase Interceptor […]
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InternationalHII Sells Eight More UUVs To U.K.
HII recently announced the sale of seven more REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the U.K. Royal Navy, adding to the more than one dozen the country already uses. On […]
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Homeland SecurityPolar Security Cutter To Start Construction By December
The Coast Guard’s top acquisition official Tuesday said the service expects the long-delayed first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) to finally start construction by December. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), chairman of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Acquisition And Review Practices Lead To Longer Timelines Than Commercial Ships, GAO Finds
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified several facets of Navy shipbuilding programs that cause it to design and deliver ships significantly slower than commercial industry. The office said there is […]
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Navy/USMCV-22 Program Looks To Extend Life For Decades
The V-22 Osprey program office is studying future aircraft upgrades, including the potential to extend the fuselage for up to several decades past the current service life limit that runs […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Says Navy Needs More SM-3s
The Secretary of the Navy this week admitted the service will need more RTX [RTX] Standard Missile (SM)-3s for regional air and missile defense missions in the wake of recent […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Manta Ray UUV Prototype Completes Water Testing
Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle completed full-scale in-water testing earlier this year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said. DARPA this week announced the Manta Ray […]