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Marc Selinger
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Baltic Air Defense. In talks with the State Department over future U.S. foreign military aid, the Defense Department has “argued for pooled funding” for the three Baltic states, especially in […]
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InternationalIsrael Developing Sea-Based Iron Dome
Israel is developing a naval version of its land-based Iron Dome system to defend its offshore gas fields against short-range rockets. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced in late May […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Study May Call For More Virginia-Class Subs
A soon-to-be-completed study on the U.S. Navy’s force structure could call for an increase in the service’s requirement for 48 Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, two Navy officials said July 14. The […]
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InternationalDoD Welcomes Defense Spending Hike By NATO Allies
The U.S. Department of Defense is encouraged that NATO members are starting to reverse years of shrinking defense budgets, but more work is needed to ensure the recovery continues, a […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Chief Confident New Aircraft Carrier Will Overcome Woes
The head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) expressed confidence July 13 that the first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), will overcome its remaining development challenges […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Declares Newest Joint Standoff Weapon Ready For Operations
The U.S. Navy has declared the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1), the newest variant of the air-launched weapon, ready for operations. The guided glide weapon achieved its initial operational […]
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CongressNavy, McCain Clash Over First Ford-Class Carrier
The U.S. Navy and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered sharply different assessments of the first Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN-78) July 12, with the Navy touting the ship’s “significant progress” and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Weighing Fate of Advanced Arresting Gear For Aircraft Carriers
The U.S. Navy says it plans to decide by December whether to proceed with its troubled Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program or pick an alternative landing system for future Ford-class […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s MUOS-5 Satellite Suffers Glitch In Space
The Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite, launched in late June, experienced an “anomaly” while being moved in space, the Navy announced July 8. MUOS-5 lifted off […]
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Defense Watch
Patriot Test. A newly upgraded Patriot air and missile defense system provided by Raytheon recently showed that it can destroy cruise missiles and aircraft with different kinds of interceptors, the […]