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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCAustralia’s New Submarine Industry Strategy Plans For $19 Billion Domestic Investment
The Australian government on Friday released a new document setting out its vision for the future submarine industrial base, including planning for about $19 billion needed to prepare the domestic […]
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UncategorizedWicker Pushing Skeptical OMB On SAWS
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday said he is trying to push the skeptical White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to accept an initiative […]
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA Launches Prototype USV Designed For Zero Sailors
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program launched the first prototype unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed with no crew accommodations, USX-1 […]
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Unmanned SystemsBlack Sea Drone Combat Acting As U.S. Navy Battle Lab, Beyond Experimentation To Operationalization, Admiral Says
The Navy’s senior official leading maritime security assistance to Ukraine said their experience defending against Russia’s invasion is informing U.S. operations as a kind of battle lab and argued unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Picks Former Navy Diver And Congressional Candidate Hung Cao For Navy Under Secretary
President Trump on late Thursday announced he will nominate former Navy captain and congressional candidate Hung Cao to be the Under Secretary of the Navy. “I am pleased to announce […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Nominee Says He Will Work To Improve Industrial Base, Evaluate Contracts
President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Navy promised legislators Thursday he would evaluate contracts and improve the shipbuilding industrial base, while justifying his utility as an outsider businessman with […]
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Unmanned SystemsNavy Issues RFI Survey For More Counter-Uncrewed Systems
The Navy on Wednesday issued a Request for Information (RFI) survey to find a wider range of low collateral defeat (LCD) Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UXS) solutions. According to the notice, […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Reveals New Scalable Counter-Drone System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it recently conducted a field test for a new Scalable Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Solution as part of a set of upcoming events. The […]
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Missile DefenseRTX’s Losing Counter-Hypersonic Bid Used Blast Fragmentation But Partner Japan Wanted Hit-To Kill, Protest Proceeds
A decision in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims this month noted RTX’s [RTX] bid for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) counter-hypersonic program used a blast-fragmentation method, but partner Japan […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-75 Carrier Returns To Sea Ops After Repairing Collision Damage
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) returned to conducting routine flight operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations on Feb. 24, following some repairs after a […]
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