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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMCHII Delivers Three New REMUS 100 UUVs To U.K.
HII this week said it delivered three new REMUS 100 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the U.K. Royal Navy earlier this year. The new UUVs come after the U.K. Ministry […]
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Navy/USMCNavy And Raytheon Test StormBreaker SDM II On F-35B, Moves To Next Phase
The Navy and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] conducted two StormBreaker smart weapon guided test vehicle releases from an F-35B, allowing it to move to the next phase of weapon capability testing, […]
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Navy/USMCBerger: Marine’s LRUSVs “Primarily” For ISR, Unmanned For Logistics
The Commandant of the Marine Corps last week said the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) the service is developing will primarily act as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) […]
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Navy/USMCLuria Says DoD Topline Process Blocking Bigger Navy
A top House Armed Services Committee member this week argued the Defense Department’s top line budget process that divides funding among the services constrains the ability of the Navy to […]
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Navy/USMCLuria Downplays Importance Of USVs
A top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee recently said while she sees some utility in unmanned surface vessels (USVs), she does not see a big place for them […]
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Navy/USMCGilday Says Navy Leading DDG(X) Design
The Chief of Naval Operations recently said the Navy will retain a lead on designing the next destroyer, DDG(X), and compared the effort to the transition from the Ticonderoga-class cruisers […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Insitu $192 Million Mod To Build More Blackjack and ScanEagle Drones
The Navy awarded Boeing’s Insitu, Inc. [BA] a $192 million modification adding scope to procure another 13 RQ-21A Blackjack and 25 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) The contract also covers […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Decommissions LCS-4 After Eight Years Of Operations
The Navy decommissioned the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Coronado in a ceremony at San Diego on Sept., 14 after only eight years of service. The Navy characterized LCS-4 […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: Industry Cannot Build Three Destroyers Per Year Yet
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Wednesday said the defense industry is not ready to build up to three Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers, even while Congress is looking to […]
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Missile DefenseMDA And Japan Demonstrate Aegis Software On SPY-7 Radar For Third Time
Last month, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy, and Japanese government verified a third successful demonstration of software allowing Japan to use the SPY-7 radar on an Aegis-capable ship […]
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