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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCLatest MCM USV Order To Bollinger Covers Four More Vehicles
Bollinger Shipyards this week announced the most recent Navy order for Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessels (MCM USV) covers four more vehicles, bringing the current total under contract to seven. […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Joins New U.S.-U.K. Strategic Naval Charter
Leaders from the U.S. and U.K. naval services signed a new version of a strategic charter between the two countries this week, for the first time including the U.S. Marine […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Seek Update On AUKUS Implementation
Several members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Biden this week asking for an update on the administration’s plan to implement the AUKUS agreement. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Comptroller Readying For Pain Of “Meat Cleaver” Sequester
The Navy is getting ready for the ‘meat cleaver” of cuts from a sequester if Congress does not pass a new appropriations bill before the new year, the service’s comptroller […]
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Navy/USMCComptroller Says Navy Is Sending Clear Signs For Industry Ramp Up
The comptroller of the Navy Department this week said the service has already been sending clear signs to industry that should incentivize it to ramp up production capabilities. “Our partnership […]
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InternationalNorthrop Grumman Nabs South Korean ALMDS Mine Detection Contract
Northrop Grumman said on Monday it won a contract from Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) to provide Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) parts and support for the engineering, manufacturing and […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Moves Past Next Gen Interceptor Preliminary Design Review
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it recently completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for its version of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) and outlined next steps in its competition. […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Gets $380 Million Order For Eight Spanish MH-60R Seahawks
The Navy on Oct. 12 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $379.6 million order for eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Spain. Spain plans to use these Seahawk helicopters to upgrade […]
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InternationalINDOPACOM Official Names Chinese Military Structure Limitations And Russian Debts To China
The director for intelligence (J2) for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) this week pointed out a weakness in China’s military readiness to potentially attack Taiwan and how Russia owes China now […]
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ArmyArmy Looks To Reduce Hypersonic Industry Costs, Official Outlines Supply Chain Issues
A U.S. Army official this week outlined where the service sees specific opportunities to lower costs for parts of hypersonic missiles and highlightedlimitations in the current supply chain. Dynetics [LDOS] […]
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