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Rich Abott
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Unmanned SystemsMarine Corps Commandant Says MQ-9 Has Cloaking Pod
The commandant of the Marine Corps Tuesday said the service’s MQ-9 Reaper drones have an electronic warfare pod that makes it “mostly undetectable” to opponent radars. “What they bring with […]
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Business/FinancialFormer SecNav Spencer Named New Austal Chairman
Former Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer was named the new chairman of Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, parent company of Austal USA. Spencer took over as chairman on July 1, […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $534 Million For Hypersonic Development And Testing
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $534 million contract modification on June 27 for testing as well as systems engineering and development for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $1.56 Billion Contract In F-35 Logistics Support
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.56 billion contract to procure various logistics support for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter air systems for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign […]
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Missile DefenseGAO Says NGI Plan With Overlapping Design And Production Adds Risk, Schedule ‘Optimistic’
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) argued the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program faces challenges as it plans to overlap the design and […]
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InternationalSNC Wins $170 Million Contract In Two RAPCON-X For Finland
The Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) won a $170 million contract to deliver two of its RAPCON-X jets to the Finland Border Guard under the country’s MVX program, the company said […]
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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 […]