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Missile Defense
MDA And Navy Test Aegis Weapons System Against ‘Complex’ MRBM Target
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy completed “one of the most complicated” missile defense discrimination and intercept missions so far against a ballistic missile target with countermeasures, the Defense […]
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Austal USA Plans Expansion Of Steel Shipyard Production Line
This week Austal USA said it is starting to design a major expansion of its steel manufacturing capacity at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with construction expected to start this summer. […]
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Sikorsky Tests Systems on First Greek MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters, Delivery This Year
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky said it recently finished testing on the integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Greece’s Hellenic Navy. The company said this testing […]
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International
37 Aussie Sailors Head To Guam For AUKUS Training
Thirty seven Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers and sailors are going to Guam to train on board a U.S. submarine tender as it starts to build up the capability to […]
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Pentagon Tester Says Immaturity In Next Gen Jammer Pushed Back IOT&E, Still Has Reliability Risks
The Pentagon’s top weapons tester said the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-band (NGJ-MB) has significant risks due to reliability issues and a lack of validated models and data. “Hardware reliability […]
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DoD Weapons Tester Notes Frigate Design Risks In Primary Mission Areas
The latest annual report from Pentagon’s chief weapons tester said the Navy’s upcoming Constellation-class frigate (FFG-62) has design risks to its three primary mission areas. The report from the office […]
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Congress
Lawmakers Push Biden To Create New Maritime Coordinator
A group of 19 lawmakers from both congressional parties have asked President Joe Biden to create a new “interagency maritime policy coordinator” position to organize American maritime and seapower policy. […]
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Navy/USMC
HII Nabs $913 Million Contract For CVN-75 Carrier Refueling
The Navy awarded HII [HII] a contract worth up to $913 million on January 25 for the advanced planning and long-lead-time material procurement necessary to prepare for the Refueling and […]
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Program Manager Outlines Upcoming Orca XLUUV Tests, Confident In Five More From Boeing
A Navy official earlier this month confirmed the service is starting a series of tests on the first Orca Extra large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) and is confident in the […]
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Navy Unmanned Official Optimistic On USV Testing and Improvements To Fix Autonomy
A Navy official in charge of managing prototype unmanned sea systems this month was optimistic in how large prototype unmanned surface vessels (USVs) testing is going and how the systems […]
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