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Rich Abott
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: UUV Unveiled, AH-1Zs To Nigeria, F-22 Upgrades, New CDAO
HII UUVs. HII unveiled its new REMUS 130 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at the Oceanology International 2024 conference on March 12. The company said it is built on the same […]
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UncategorizedNavy FY ‘25 Budget Confirms First Frigate Delayed Over A Year To Late 2027
The Navy’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 shipbuilding request documents confirm delivery of the service’s first new Constellation-class frigate will be delayed over a year from last year’s forecast. The documents […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s 2025 Budget Requests $500 Million Less Than Previous Year
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) fiscal year 2025 budget request is for $10.4 billion, $500 million less than the $10.9 billion requested in FY ‘24. For the first time in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Outlines Latest LSM Schedule And Costs In FY25 Budget Request
The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget request provides more details on the newest amphibious ship it will start procuring, the Medium landing Ship (LSM). The service plans to procure the […]
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BudgetNavy’s Budget Request Faces Congressional Opposition For Low New Ship Levels
The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request, seeking only six new ships and reducing planned submarines by one, faced a chilly reception from some congressional leaders this week. The lawmakers opposed […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Retire 10 Ships Early In FY ‘25
The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget request seeks to retire 10 ships earlier than planned after a hull-by-hull analysis, officials said. The Navy is looking to decommission the Ticonderoga-class USS […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Predict Reaching Two SSNs Per Year By 2028, Columbia May Be Delayed
Navy officials this week said they expect industry to be able to produce two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) per year by 2028 and did not deny that the first Columbia-class […]
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BudgetNavy Budget Caps Caused Cuts And Delays in USVs And NGAD, Officials Say
The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed on the Department of the Navy forced it to lower funding for unmanned vessels and work on the next carrier-based fighter under […]
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BudgetNavy Says FY 2025 Budget Caps Imposed ‘Hard Choices’ To Lower Ship Procurement
The Navy argued Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed “hard choices” on the fiscal year 2025 president’s budget request (PB25) that partially caused the service to lower its ship […]
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Air ForceV-22s Cleared To Fly Again
The Defense Department approved all variants of the V-22 Ospreys for flight clearance following a months-long review into the cause of a deadly Air Force crash in November. Naval Air […]