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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCNavy Officials Confirm XLUUV To Enact GAO Recommendations
Navy officials this week confirmed the service will enact the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recommendations as it moves forward with the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) while noting […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Eyes 2026 Decision On First Ohio-Class SSBN Extension
Navy officials this week said the service plans to decide by fiscal year 2026 if it will extend the USS Alaska (SSBN-732) as the first of several Ohio-class ballistic missile […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Planning Five-Ship Block Buy Of Columbia SSBNs, Little Margin Left On First Sub
A Navy official this week confirmed the service plans to buy five Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in a block buy after the first two vessels, while also noting […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Test USV Hazard Avoidance Radars
The Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Oct. 26 seeking information from industry, academia, and government research and development organizations on radars to be used on unmanned surface […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $2.4 Billion Contract For LHA-9
The Navy awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] a $2.4 billion contract modification on Oct. 27 for the detail, design and construction of the fourth America-class amphibious assault ship, LHA-9. The […]
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Missile DefenseBiden Missile Defense Review Pushes For 20 NGIs; Repeats GMD Not Aimed At Russia, China
The Biden administration’s new Missile Defense Review (MDR) maintains a push for 20 new Next Generation Interceptors while it continues to note this kind of system is only geared toward […]
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Missile Defense2022 Missile Defense Review Highlights Cruise Missile, Counter Drone, Guam Defense
The unclassified version of the newest Missile Defense Review (MDR) released Thursday adds a new emphasis on homeland cruise missile defense, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), and defense of Guam. The […]
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ArmyDoD Conducting A Round Of Hypersonic Testing This Week
The Defense Department is conducting a second flight campaign this week with hypersonic experiments to help develop hypersonic weapons and defense, the Navy said on Oct. 26. The campaign is […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Secretary Warns Industry Of Chinese Spying
On Tuesday the Secretary of the Navy on Wednesday warned industry about Chinese spying amid recent federal charges against alleged spies. “Be very protective of the data in your own […]
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