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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Small, Affordable Exploding USVs For Navy
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) posted a new solicitation on Monday for affordable production-ready small Unmanned Surface Vehicles (sUSVs) that would hunt for targets and explode on contact. The notice […]
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Navy/USMCHII Nabs $913 Million Contract For CVN-75 Carrier Refueling
The Navy awarded HII [HII] a contract worth up to $913 million on January 25 for the advanced planning and long-lead-time material procurement necessary to prepare for the Refueling and […]
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Navy/USMCProgram Manager Outlines Upcoming Orca XLUUV Tests, Confident In Five More From Boeing
A Navy official earlier this month confirmed the service is starting a series of tests on the first Orca Extra large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) and is confident in the […]
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UncategorizedActing Marine Corps Commandant Confirms V-22 Still Grounded Amid Investigation
The acting commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday confirmed the service has kept its fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft grounded due to a deadly November mishap, but he […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Unmanned Official Optimistic On USV Testing and Improvements To Fix Autonomy
A Navy official in charge of managing prototype unmanned sea systems this month was optimistic in how large prototype unmanned surface vessels (USVs) testing is going and how the systems […]
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Navy/USMCUK Royal Navy To Upgrade Sea Viper Defense For Ballistic Missile Defense
The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) recently announced contracts worth $514 million to upgrade its destroyers’ Sea Viper Air Defense System. The work is split into two contracts with Sea […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues Another RFI For Future X-Band Radar Development, Production
The Navy this month issued a second Request For Information (RFI) seeking market research on interest on the future development and production phases for the Future B-band Radar (FXR). This […]
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Navy/USMCEstonia To Lead EU Prototype Modular Autonomous Naval Vessel Project
The Estonian Centre for Defense Investments (ECDI) and Baltic WorkBoats this month kicked off leading a four-year pan-European Union defense cooperation to develop a prototype semi-autonomous modular vessel for European […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.K. Tests Laser Weapon Against Air Targets
The U.K. recently tested its DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) against aerial targets in a high power firing, a first for the system. The DragonFire engaged the targets at […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Leaders Push Biden To Maintain Sub Buys For AUKUS Stability
Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) from both parties pushed the Biden administration to maintain a procurement rate of two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) per year to keep […]
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