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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Latest Shipbuilding Plan Has Three Options Again, Only One Reaches 355 Ships
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, released Tuesday, provided three options again, with two of them never reaching 355 ships and not procuring ships at the service’s preferred rate. This […]
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Navy/USMCGilday, Navy Outlines Path To LUSV Construction Contract
Earlier this month the Chief of Naval Operations outlined how the Navy plans to get to the construction contract for the first Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSV) by fiscal year […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Market Research Preparing For 10-Year SM-3 Upgrade
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking market research in preparation of a 10-year upgrade to the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) family of missiles, according to a request for information (RFI) […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-25 IOC Pushed Back To 2026 Due To Production Maturity Challenges
Production challenges have pushed the initial operational capability (IOC) of the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker back a year to 2026, a program executive said last week. Speaking during […]
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Navy/USMCFord To Deploy In May, Kennedy Will Still Deploy On Time After Delivery Change
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is set to deploy next month while the second new carrier will still deploy on time despite changes to […]
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Navy/USMCHII Ingalls Considering LPD Changes During DoD Pause, Study
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] is considering changes to the design of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) while the Defense Department directs a review of the class in […]
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Navy/USMCSAIC Wins $102.5 Million Contract For More MK 48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo Support
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] won a $102.5 million contract from the Navy to continue supporting production on the MK 48 Mod 7 heavyweight Torpedo program, the company said on […]
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Navy Awards HII $1.3 Billion Contract For LPD-32
The Navy awarded HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding a $1.3 billion modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the third San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ship, LPD-32. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Tests Aegis SM-6 Against MRBM Target
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy recently successfully test fired two Standard Missile (SM)-6 in a salvo against a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target, using the Aegis Weapon […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $650 Million Contract For 15 Next-Gen Jammers
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $650 million contract to build and deliver 15 ship sets’ worth of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) units as part of […]
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