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Matthew Beinart
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PentagonPentagon To Go After Counter-Drone Tech In Next Replicator Rapid Fielding Effort
The next iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to rapidly field new technology will focus on capabilities for defeating small drone threats, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed. In a […]
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ArmyArmy Conducted Successful Demo Of Patria NEMO 120mm Turreted Mortar System On AMPV
The Army this month conducted a successful live fire demonstration of the Patria NEMO 120mm Turreted Mortar System integrated onto an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), culminating four years of work […]
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InternationalBiden Details $8 Billion ‘Surge’ In Weapons Aid For Ukraine, Including JSOWs
President Biden on Thursday announced plans for nearly $8 billion in new weapons aid for Ukraine, to include providing Kyiv with RTX [RTX]-built Joint Standoff Weapons, an additional Patriot air […]
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CongressAfter Congress Passes CR, Austin Urges Lawmakers To Reach Approps Agreement This Fall
After Congress on Wednesday evening passed a three-month stopgap funding measure to avert a potential government shutdown, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called on lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs New $920 Million Foreign Military Financing Loan To Romania
The U.S. will provide Romania with a new $920 million Foreign Military Financing (FMF) loan to help the NATO ally purchase defense items, the State Department said on Wednesday. The […]
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ArmyRheinmetall, HDT To Build Prototypes For Next Version Of Army’s Cargo-Carrying Robots
The Army has selected American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems to build prototypes for its Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II program, the next iteration of its cargo-carrying […]
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ArmyArmy Focuses On Launched Effects At EDGE ‘24, Plans Requirements Update In Late FY ‘25
The Army’s latest Future Vertical Lift (FVL)-led Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) focused on the service’s pursuit of new Launched Effects capabilities, gathering data to inform a requirements update planned […]
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CongressWhite House Urges ‘Swift Passage’ Of New Three-Month CR Proposal
The White House on Tuesday urged “swift passage” of the new bipartisan three-month stopgap funding bill, as Congress faces a government shutdown deadline looming in a week. Speaker Mike Johnson […]
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Business/FinancialSaab To Open New Munitions Production Facility In Michigan
Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab will open a new munitions production facility in Grayling, Michigan, the company said on Tuesday. Saab said the facility will focus on final assembly […]
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ArmyBush: Army Decision ‘Probably Next Year’ On Whether IVAS Next Will Be A Re-Compete
The Army is likely to decide “probably next year” whether it will hold a competition for the IVAS Next follow-on effort for the new augmented reality headset, according to the […]
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