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The Week That Will Be Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host an online event on the future of the U.S.-China relationship. CSIS expert Jude Blanchette will join Ryan Hass, senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, to discuss his new book, “Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence.” You can submit questions ...

That is, by 2025.  Late last year, the head of the U.S. Navys Strategic Systems Programs, Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe said that the U.S. Navy is on track to field a hypersonic missile on its submarine fleet by 2025. The weapons, which will be used as a conventional prompt strike (CPS) alternative to long-range nuclear weapons has been called a high priority for the Navy. Wolfe who spoke at the Naval Submarine League annual symposium last month, as reported by USNI News, said that challenges remain...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA A submarine test-fired a missile off Florida’s coast Tuesday night. It happens more often than you might think [South Florida Sun Sentinel] People who couldn’t identify a bright, flying object in the sky off Florida’s coast Tuesday night took to social media wondering if we were being invaded by inhabitants of another world. On Wednesday, the U.S. Navy identified the unidentified flying object: It was a missile test-fired from a nuclear-powered submarine. “N...

By   Paul McLeary on January 14, 2021 at 1:59 PM USS Zumwalt sails with an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship WASHINGTON: The Navy plans to install hypersonic missiles on its troublesome Zumwalt destroyers, after Congress gave them the green light to start studying the move in the 2021 budget. Multiple Navy officials said this week they’re diving into the effort, even though the USS Zumwalt, the first of the three-ship class, has yet to deploy despite being christened in 2016. The tim...

The U.S. Navy Will Keep Its Trident II D5 Nuclear Missiles Until 2040 Keeping the missiles working is important for the Navy, and America, being able to maintain their nuclear deterrence. The submarine-launched, nuclear-armed Trident II D5 ballistic missile will live to fight another day. In fact, the class of missiles will serve quite a while as the Pentagon is now finalizing a Life-Extension Program for the weapon which will ensure its reliability and use well into the 2040s.  “The W76-1...

U.S. Army General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a $4,620,000,000 fixed-price-incentive contract to produce Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks.  Bids were solicited via the internet with one received.  Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 17, 2028.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-21-D-0001).   U.S. Navy Koa Lani JV LLC,* Orlando, Fla.,...

U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a ceiling $900,000,000 firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, over-and-above, cost-reimbursement contract to stand up a continental U.S.-based contractor facility to perform depot-level maintenance and aircraft modification services in support of the F-16 aircraft.  Support will include all aircraft modifications, unplanned drop-in maintenance, time compliance technical orders, scheduled inspections and contract field tea...