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Rich Abott
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Missile Defense
NGI Down-Select Coming This Month With Acquisition Strategy Change, MDA Director Says
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) director last Friday told lawmakers the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) is changing its acquisition strategy to have a down-select this month, rather than after the […]
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Friday, April 12, 2024
- U.S. Space Force Picks Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for VICTUS HAZE
- Army Aims To Select New Extended-Range Artillery Solution For Production In FY ‘25
- Lockheed Martin Wins $4 Billion Contract For Updates To Missile Defense C2BMC
- Maxar Intelligence Plans Increase in Satellite Constellation
- U.S. Space Force Has Chosen Second and Third DARC Sites
- Navy Pushing To Field 100 Metal 3-D Printed Submarine Parts By Year’s End
- Allied Nations Align Their Messaging for Deterring Conflict in Space
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Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Wins $4 Billion Contract For Updates To Missile Defense C2BMC
The Missile Defense Agency on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract worth up to $4 billion to develop, deliver, and support updates for the command and control, battle management […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Pushing To Field 100 Metal 3-D Printed Submarine Parts By Year’s End
National Harbor, Md. – A Navy official said the service is pushing to increase the number of metallic 3-D, or additive manufacturing (AM), produced parts fielded on submarines to about […]
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Navy/USMC
Del Toro Says Turbine Generator A Major Issue In Columbia Delay
The Secretary of the Navy Wednesday told a congressional panel that a late turbine generator for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) submarine is one of the biggest factors […]
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Navy/USMC
SECNAV Looks To Allied Yard Practices To Fix Shipbuilding Delays
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – This week the Secretary of the Navy argued here that the U.S. Navy and industry should move toward the standards of shipbuilding he’s seen in South […]
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International
Japan May Join AUKUS Pillar II Projects
The defense ministers of the three AUKUS countries this week said they are considering inviting Japan to at least some elements of Pillar II work. “Recognizing Japan’s strengths and its […]
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Navy/USMC
Northrop Grumman Finishes Manta Ray UUV Prototype
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said it completed the assembly of the Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype. Manta Ray is a new class of extra-large UUV gliders that […]
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Navy/USMC
Anduril Demo’d Command and Control System At Navy’s Unmanned Exercise
The Navy used Anduril’s Lattice software to command and control teams of unmanned vehicles during the Navy’s recent Integrated Battle Problem 24.1 exercise. The company on Monday said it served […]
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Unmanned Systems
Saildrone To Integrate Thales Australia Towed Sonar Array Into Surveyor USVs
Saildrone said Monday it is partnering with France’s Thales Australia subsidiary to integrate towed sonar systems onto its largest unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Under a new strategic partnership between the […]
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