Rich Abott

Washington, D.C.

Cybersecurity and Missile Defense Reporter at Defense Daily

Navy/MissDef reporter.Grad of @GeorgetownCSS.Scifi/comics/IR/nuke nerd. NYC Food opinions.Listens to more podcasts than you.RT=interesting/funny, not endorsed

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Articles

Navy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub Two Years Late

3 days ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

The Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is now running two years behind schedule, slower than reported earlier this year, Navy officials told lawmakers this week. The Navy says its highest priority program is the Columbia-class, starting...
Navy Using SM-3s At 'An Alarming Rate,' Kilby Says

4 days ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

Navy officials on Tuesday told the Senate Appropriation's defense subcommittee that SM-3s are being used quickly and that the administration is still considering building U.S. Navy ships outside the U.S. to increase the fleet size in the short term.
LRDR Tracks First ICBM Target Flight

4 days ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

The Defense Department said the S-Band Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) conducted its first flight test tracking of a live missile target on Monday, relaying data to the Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC).
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Streamline AUKUS Defense Industrial Base Collaboration

5 days ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill aimed at streamlining defense industrial base collaboration with Australia and the U.K. for the AUKUS submarine technology sharing agreement.
Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship, the Navajo-class T-ATS 11

1 week ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

Austal USA this month launched its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. var AIAD_adc644209ed8d0e4efecb7575c8ec06b_685595e74cc08;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_7fa64f5e1967b0adf01dcec336c78297 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1024, 100],...
Kelly Pushes Hegseth On Golden Dome Reality, Cutting Pentagon Testers

1 week ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday showed strong skepticism that the wide-ranging Golden Dome missile defense initiative is realistic while also cutting the Pentagon's independent weapons testing office that could ensure the systems work.
Trump Nominates Caudle As Next Chief of Naval Operations

1 week ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

President Trump nominated Adm. Daryl Caudle to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this month, after removing Adm. Lisa Franchetti about four months ago.
Marine Corps Confirms Testing With Army Vessel That Will Be Basis Of New First Draft Of LSM

1 week ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

A Marine Corps unit that the Pentagon plans to ultimately deploy with the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) confirmed to reporters it has tested with an Army watercraft set to be the base design for the first revised LSM. In the past two years while Lt. Col. Kevin Wheeler,...
Navy Freezes, Restructuring Hypersonic HALO Missile Due To Cost

1 week ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

The Navy has paused and now intends to restructure its anti-ship hypersonic missile program because acquisition offers were too expensive, according to the latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) annual weapons systems assessment.
Australia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft

1 week ago | defensedaily.com | Rich Abott

Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out of Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) Base Woonera, South Australia...