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Rich Abott
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InternationalBelgium’s Exail Wins $66 Million NATO Order For Underwater Anti-Mine Drones
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded Belgium’s Exail Robotics Belgium a $66 million contract for K-Ster CT unmanned mine countermeasures mine neutralization training vehicles and associated equipment for underwater […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Developing Standards-Based Acquisition For Unmanned Technology
A Navy official this week said the service is trying to develop a standards-based approach for unmanned acquisitions, but admitted getting industry to all agree on the standards is a […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs $150 Million Sale Of Aegis Technical Support To Japan
The State Department recently approved a potential $150 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan for Aegis destroyer follow-on technical support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the certification […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Outlines Next Steps For New Autonomous Resupply Vessel And Landing Ship Medium Experimentation
The Marine Corps is preparing to move an autonomous resupply vessel to the Japan-based 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) to conduct field testing this fall, an official said Wednesday. […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Set To Hire 200 More Workers For SSN Sub Maintenance
Australia said on Monday it planned to hire another 200 workers to be trained to help sustain American and British nuclear-powered submarines on a Western Australia naval base. This recruitment […]
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InternationalSouth Korea’s Hanwha Wins First U.S. Navy Maintenance Contract
South Korean shipyard operator Hanwha Ocean recently announced it won the first U.S. Navy contract to perform maintenance on a logistics support ship. This award comes a month after Hanwha […]
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Navy/USMCCommandant Guidance Pushes For New Tech On Amphibs
The newest Marine Commandant’s Planning Guidance, released this week, argued for adding new proven technologies to amphibious warships. “The myriad unmanned subsurface, surface, and aerial systems that the Joint Force […]
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InternationalState Department OKs Potential $224 Million Sale For Netherlands Patriot Launching Stations
The U.S. approved a potential $22 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the Netherlands for two Patriot M903 Launching Stations (LS), upgrades and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Business/FinancialAustal To Pay $24 Million Fine To Settle U.S. Accounting Fraud Case
Austal Limited agreed to pay $24 million to settle an investigation by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into an accounting fraud scheme, the U.S. government said […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Unveils Redesigned ICBM Target For MDA
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday revealed it is redesigning the targets it makes for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) that mimic Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) by changing out the first […]
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