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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCBoeing Finishes First Super Hornet Upgrades Early
Boeing [BA] finished the upgrade and life extension of the first two F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets in a modification effort 1.5 months ahead of schedule, respectively, the company told reporters […]
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Navy/USMCBALTOPS 2024 Naval Exercise Wraps In Germany
The latest three week-long NATO Baltic Operation (BALTOPS) exercise wrapped on June 20 in Germany, with participation from 20 allied member states. The event started with a June 4 pre-sail […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Starts Market Research On More Sub-Launched Air Drones
The Navy issued a sources sought notice last week to find potential vendors to build and support more Submarine Launch Unmanned Aerial System (SLUAS) All-Up-Rounds (AUR). The SLUAS UAR program, […]
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CongressKaine: Immigration Reform Needed To Improve Shipbuilding Workforce
Immigration reform is needed to expand the defense and shipbuilding industrial base and workforce to enable building submarines at a faster rate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Friday. Kaine said […]
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Business/FinancialSouth Korea’s Hanwha To Acquire Philly Shipyard
South Korea’s Hanwha conglomerate agreed to purchase the Norwegian-owned Philly Shipyard, the latter said on Thursday. The transaction will involve Hanwha Group business segments Hanwha Systems and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Industry For Quick Medium USV Deliveries
The Navy is conducting market research to investigate options to deploy several Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs) within a short time period for testing, the service said in a solicitation […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Policy Bill Pushes Second Sub, Third Destroyer, Concerns Over Ship Design Maturity
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) version of the draft fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) pushes the Navy to procure a second attack submarine, third destroyer and […]
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Navy/USMCPacific Fleet Details RIMPAC 2024 Naval Exercise Starting This Month
The Navy said that planning is being finalized for the 2024 biennial Exercise Rime of the Pacific (RIMPAC), due to run from June 27 to Aug. 1 around the Hawaiian […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Host DDG(X) Power And Propulsion Industry Day
The Navy this week announced an industry day is set for next month to discuss electric power and propulsion systems with industry for the future next-generation DDG(X) guided-missile destroyer. PMS-460, […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Details $460.5 Million Missile Defense System Contract Continuing MDA Work
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday detailed the work included in a May contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue longstanding work on the National Team–Systems and Engineering contract. The […]
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