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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Sets Up First Unmanned Industry Day Under 2023 NDAA Direction
The Navy issued a notice on Jan. 31 announcing a three-day long industry day focused on opportunities in unmanned surface and undersea vessels (USVs and UUVs, respectively), in accordance with […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Official Describes 100,000-Person Submarine Workforce Challenges
A Navy official this week outlined the submarine community’s challenges in needing to hire over 100,000 new workers over the next decade to maintain and improve shipbuilding and sustainment. “In […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Metallic 3-D Printing Could Reduce Components Schedule By 80 Percent
The Program Executive officer for Strategic Submarines this week said improvements in metallic additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, could lead to upward of an 80 percent reduction in the […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Wins Navy Contract For New Multi-Engine Training System Aircraft
Textron [TXT] won the competition on Jan. 25 to produce new T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft to replace the aging Beech Aircraft T-44C Pegasus training aircraft. The older fleet […]
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Missile DefenseDOT&E Says Top Missile Defense Challenge Is Using Realistic Threat Stand-Ins In Tests
The latest annual report by the Pentagon’s top weapons tester said while the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) systems have largely demonstrated several capabilities the biggest challenge is the need for […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Holding Industry Day For Contractor Owned/Operated Drones
The Navy plans to hold a virtual industry day on Feb. 23 as it seeks to use contractor owned, contractor operated (COCO) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for intelligence, surveillance and […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Columbia Sub Audit Report Argues For Updated Schedule Risk Analysis
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that audited the Navy’s new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) argued the program needs an updated schedule risk analysis to assess the feasibility […]
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Navy/USMCDOT&E Warns Super Hornet Sensor Pod Schedule Does Not Allow Time For Deficiency Resolution Before Testing
The Navy’s top weapons tester warned the service’s proposed schedule for operational testing of the new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet centerline pod sensor with a fire control system does not allow […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Says More LCSs May Decommission, Wants Naval Strike Missiles On All Remaining
The Secretary of the Navy this month said while some additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) may decommission going forward, he wants to put Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) on as many […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: Next-Gen Navy Programs Order To Be New Fighters, Destroyers, Then Attack Subs
The Navy is sequencing its next-generation acquisition programs in the 2030s as the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) new fighter, DDG(X) new destroyer, then the SSN(X) new attack submarine, the […]
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