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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseMDA Still Trying To Quicken Hypersonic Defense, SM-6 Increment Three To Increase Hypersonic Targeting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week said the agency is still looking for ways to speed up development and deployment of the hypersonic […]
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ArmyGainey: Sustainment Biggest Challenge In CENTCOM Stryker-Mounted Laser Prototypes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command said sustainment is the biggest challenge as the Army tests four prototype Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser systems in the […]
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Missile DefenseArmy Official Lays Out 2025 Counter Drone Competitions
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army acquisition official here this week laid out the fiscal year 2025 competition opportunities the service is exploring in counter-drone areas to ensure the service has […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Set To Break Annual PAC-3 Seeker Production Record
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing [BA] on Tuesday said it is on track this year to break its annual record for production on the seeker of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Electric Boat $1.3 Billion To Work On Virginia-Class Sub Material
The Navy on Monday awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] a $1.3 billion undefinitized contract modification for economic ordering quantity material in support of planned Block IV Virginia-class attack submarines […]
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Missile DefenseVoyager Space To Provide Lockheed Martin NGI Upper Stage Propulsion
Voyager Space said Monday that Lockheed Martin [LMT] chose it to help deliver a solid-propulsion subsystem to the company’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Voyager […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Demonstrates TRAM VLS Re-Arming At Sea
The Navy recently reported it successfully completed the first land-based demonstration of a way to reload MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems at sea. This test occurred at Naval Surface Warfare […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Appropriators Look To Increase Navy Shipbuilding With Third Destroyer, Start Of Second SSN
The Senate appropriators’ fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, voted out of committee Thursday, funds Navy shipbuilding at $37 billion, $3.4 billion over the Biden administration’s request with a focus […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo DRS Nabs $417 Million Contract For Submarine Combat System Hardware
Leonardo DRS [DRS] in July won a contract potentially worth upwards of $417 million in U.S. and allied naval fleet electronic combat control and sonar systems equipment, the company announced […]
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Business/FinancialGD Electric Boat COO To Succeed Retiring Graney
General Dynamics [GD] on Thursday announced the president of Electric Boat (EB) is retiring at the end of the year and will be succeeded by the senior vice president and […]
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