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Rich Abott
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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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ArmyArmy Official Lays Out Second IFPC Inc. 2 Interceptor Issues
An Army acquisition official this week laid out the service’s primary concerns as it looks to acquire a second interceptor for the new Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Inc. 2 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Accepts Third To Last Freedom LCS
The Navy accepted delivery of the USS Nantucket (LCS-27) Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) on July 29, the third to last version of the ship for the service. The service […]
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Navy/USMCStefany To Head New Navy Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy last week announced it is establishing a new program office focused on the maritime industrial base and is assigning a top career civil servant from the office of […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Wins $1.9 Billion Contract For U.S. And Japan SM-3 IIAs
The Missile Defense Agency on Thursday awarded RTX [RTX] a $1.94 billion contract to manufacture and assemble Standard Missile-3 missiles for both the U.S. and Japan. This award specifically covers […]
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Navy/USMCRIMPAC 2024 Featured Sinking Exercises To Test New Naval Weapons
The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise featured several long-planned live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEXs) this month, sinking two decommissioned U.S. Navy ships. The decommissioned Austin-class USS Dubuque (LPD-8) amphibious […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Awards Spanish Companies SPY-7 Parts Contracts for Spain Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded purchase orders to several Spanish companies for components of the SPY-7 radar used on the Spanish Navy F-110 frigate. The company awarded contracts to Spain’s Indra, […]
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![Twenty-eight ASC [formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation] personnel pose for a photo at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on July 16, 2024 as they start their SSN maintenance training to ultimately use in Australia. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Claudia LaMantia)](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/aussie-asc-sub-maint-training-july-2024-300x207.jpg)
Navy/USMCFirst 28 Australiand Start AUKUS Sub Maintenance Training in Hawaii
The first cohort of 28 Australian ASC employees arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) this month to start training on nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Legislative Affairs Official To Serve As Navy’s Interim Number Two Civilian
A Defense Department official serving in a top legislative affairs position has been selected to fill in for the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy once Erik Raven […]
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