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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Validates First Japanese ASEV Radar Shipset
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday announced it successfully completed the validation of the radars for the first of two fully integrated Japan-bound Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) systems and is […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Raytheon $22.9 Billion Tomahawk Contract To Bolster Long-Term Production
The Defense Department on Monday announced a new Navy contract with RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit worth about $22.9 billion over seven years, aimed at increasing long-term Tomahawk cruise missile […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Memo Directs Future Carriers Revert To Steam Catapults, Start Fifth Public Shipyard
President Donald Trump directed the secretary of defense to revert aircraft carriers to steam-powered aircraft catapult launchers and hydraulic weapons elevators, consider foreign-built warships, and establish a fifth public shipyard […]
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ArmyBoeing Unveils Its IFPC Inc. 2 Design, Expects August Downselect
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing [BA] this week revealed its design for the Army’s competition for a second interceptor for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 in the run […]
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SpaceSPACECOM Officials See Use For, And Threat From, Space Fires
HUNSTVILLE, Ala. – Top officials at U.S. Space Command said they see space fires, including laser weapons, as a threat to defend against as well as a resource to attack […]
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WeaponsLockheed Martin Developing Modular Payload System For Hypersonic Missiles
The Pentagon’s prime contractor to develop the Army’s hypersonic weapons is investing millions of dollars in internal funds to develop a new modular payload system aimed at enabling more payloads […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week unveiled a new short-range air defense system consisting of a precision-guided 50mm chain gun-based air defense system, dubbed Raid Hunter. The company […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) competition cleared the first of four “gates” in the Space Force’s competitive prize competition, with all competitors moving forward, the head of the […]
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Missile DefenseArmy Needs Comprehensive Missile Defeat Strategy, Rafferty Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command on Tuesday said the Army needs a “comprehensive missile defeat strategy” that goes beyond just adding more […]
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Missile DefenseGuetlein: Without Reconciliation, ‘There Is No Golden Dome Because There Is No Funding’
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Golden Dome program on Tuesday warned that if Congress does not pass another reconciliation bill with funding for for the homeland missile defense […]
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