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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCDDG Carney Returns To Home After Deployment Countering Houthi And Iran
The USS Carney (DDG-64) returned to its home port for Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on May 19 following a deployment over seven months that included significant action in the Red […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes Third USV Squadron
The Navy on May 17 established the Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USRON) Three on May, which is set to oversee another fleet of small USVs, during a ceremony at Naval […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Names Navy Nominations For 6th Fleet, ASN-RDA Deputy
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced President Biden nominated several Navy officials on May 17, including the next commander of 6th Fleet and the principal military deputy to the Assistant […]
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Force MultipliersWill Smith, RELI Group
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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Navy/USMCSecNav Describes Virginia-Class Sub Delays, Projects On Target By 2029
The Secretary of the Navy this week described some of the specific problems , like turbine generator deliveries, causing delays to Virginia-class (SSN) submarine production, but added that production is […]
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Missile DefenseU.S. and Japan Finalize Cooperative Development Agreement For Hypersonic Defense
The U.S. The Defense Department and Japan Ministry of Defense finalized an agreement to jointly develop and build a new hypersonic missile defense interceptor, with Japan to focus on propulsion […]
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BudgetBlumenthal Leads Senate Push Supporting Two SSNs in 2025
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) this week led a bipartisan group of senators in a letter requesting Senate appropriators fund two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) in the fiscal year 2025 budget. […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers Want To Limit Cruiser Retirements, More Strings Attached If Navy Reduces Warships In Medium Term
House authorizers’ draft FY 2025 defense authorization bill includes several strings for the Navy reducing certain forces or fleet numbers, including restrictions on more than two cruiser retirements. The draft […]
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Navy/USMCAuthorizers Seeks Navy Strategy To Re-Arm At Sea Within Three Years
House authorizers hope to push the Navy to develop a plan to have the Navy be able to re-arm the surface fleet at sea within three years in their draft […]
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CongressDraft NDAA Adds Second Sub, Zeroes Out Delayed Frigate
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) initial draft of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Bill (NDAA) added $1 billion to find a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN), seemingly […]
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