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Navy/USMC
First U.S. Sub Maintenance To Start In Australia Next Year
The Navy plans to conduct its first submarine maintenance work in Australia using a U.S. submarine tender next year, with dozens of Australian sailors aboard learning how to repair U.S. […]
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International
Australian Minister Confirms AUKUS Sub Combat System, Production Sequence
The Australian minister for defense industry this week confirmed the new SSN-AUKUS submarine will use a version of the current submarine combat system and that his government’s plan to sequence […]
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International
Canada Finalizes Purchase Of Up To 16 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The Canadian government Thursday said it had finalized plans to purchase up to 16 Boeing [BA] P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft program (CMMA). […]
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Cyber
Navy Publishes First Cyber Strategy
The Navy published its first ever cyber strategy this month, arguing cyber and information warfare must be embraced as “core competencies for the naval services and recognizing their utility in […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Pushes Back MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Timeline After Inspector General Warnings
The Navy pushed back its timeline for the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft after the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DOD OIG) warned the current […]
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Navy/USMC
SECNAV Initiates New Government Shipbuilders Council
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro convened a new group of government shipbuilders last week that aims to improve shipbuilding and repair collaboration across government departments. This new group, […]
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Army
RTX Successfully Tests LTAMDS To Defeat Cruise Missile Target
RTX [RTX] used the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to successfully help guide an intercept of a cruise missile type target, the company said on Monday. The […]
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Uncategorized
Boeing Starts Building Expansion PAC-3 Missile Seeker Production Facility
Boeing [BA] broke ground on a new expansion facility to ultimately increase production of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers at its Huntsville, Ala., factory, the company said on Nov. […]
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Missile Defense
Northrop Grumman and RTX Nab Another Round of Hypersonic Defense Funds For More Concept Refinement
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded both Northrop Grumman [NOC] and RTX [RTX] another $54 million to fund further concept refinement for their hypersonic defense Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) concepts. […]
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Navy/USMC
Wittman And Courtney ‘Bullish’ AUKUS Legislation Will Pass, Australia Must Hit Milestone Before SSN Sales
Two high level members of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday said they are “bullish” that Congress will ultimately pass legislation enabling key elements of the tripartite AUKUS deal […]
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