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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII Nabs Contract To Extend Lionfish Small UUV Production
The Navy in May awarded HII [HII] an option year contract to extend production of its Lionfish small Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV), the company said in a Monday announcement. The […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Shows More Orca XLUUV Delays, Points To Better Choices For DIU CAMP XLUUV
While the Navy started developing the Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) prototype effort in fiscal year 2017 to aid in an “emerging operational need” to lay […]
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WeaponsAARGM-ER Delays Push IOC To September 2026, GAO Says
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) annual assessment of major weapon systems revealed that delays to the Navy’s long-range anti-radiation guided missile program has pushed back initial operational capability (IOC) […]
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Navy Re-Issues RFI For Longer Anti-Radiation Missile
The Navy on July 1 re-issued a version of a Request for Information (RFI) for a new Advanced Emission Suppression Missile (AESM), a longer-range anti-radiation missile. The service originally issued […]
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InternationalUK Replaces Plans For Future Destroyer With Drone Controller Ships
The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to replace a planned destroyer with a new drone controller ship instead, the Common Combat Vessels (CCV). The U.K. Ministry of Defence previously […]
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WeaponsRTX Nabs $1.1 Billion Mod For Nearly 2,000 Sidewinder Missiles
Naval Air Systems Command on June 26 awarded RTX [RTX] a contract modification worth over $1.1 billion for production and delivery of nearly 2,000 IM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. […]
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Monday, June 29, 2026
- Defense Watch: PAC-3 Plant, Quantum Tech Investment, Military Labs Review, ULTV Order
- House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort
- OMB Director Calls For Fifth Public Shipyard, Doubles Down On Foreign Shipbuilding
- PACAF Evaluating Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat In Valiant Shield
- U.S. AFRICOM Experimenting With ‘Zone Defense’ Concept For Countering Drones
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Monday, June 29, 2026
- Defense Watch: PAC-3 Plant, Quantum Tech Investment, Military Labs Review, ULTV Order
- House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort
- OMB Director Calls For Fifth Public Shipyard, Doubles Down On Foreign Shipbuilding
- PACAF Evaluating Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat In Valiant Shield
- U.S. AFRICOM Experimenting With ‘Zone Defense’ Concept For Countering Drones
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Navy/USMCOMB Director Calls For Fifth Public Shipyard, Doubles Down On Foreign Shipbuilding
The director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday said the administration is pushing for the Navy to get a fifth public shipyard to improve […]
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Friday, June 26, 2026
- House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty
- Lockheed Secures $8.4 Billion PrSM Ceiling Increase To Support Production Boost Framework
- USAF Considering EO/IR Upgrade for MH-139A
- House Appropriators Uncertain Navy Will Award F/A-XX Contract By August
- NNSA introduces AI flight test vehicle
- Longtime Space Force senior heads to Nuclear Weapons Center
- Mitsubishi Electric Contracts MDA Space for Digital Payload for Japanese Defense Satellite
- Capella Prepares to Validate Mynaric Optical Terminal on Latest SAR Satellite