International
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Navy/USMC
Australia Set To Hire 200 More Workers For SSN Sub Maintenance
Australia said on Monday it planned to hire another 200 workers to be trained to help sustain American and British nuclear-powered submarines on a Western Australia naval base. This recruitment […]
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Business/Financial
RTX To Pay U.S. Government $200 Million To Resolve Alleged Export Violations
The State Department last Friday said that aerospace and defense contractor RTX [RTX] has agreed to pay $200 million in penalties to resolve self-disclosed unauthorized defense exports, including classified articles, […]
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International
South Korea’s Hanwha Wins First U.S. Navy Maintenance Contract
South Korean shipyard operator Hanwha Ocean recently announced it won the first U.S. Navy contract to perform maintenance on a logistics support ship. This award comes a month after Hanwha […]
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International
State Department OKs Potential $224 Million Sale For Netherlands Patriot Launching Stations
The U.S. approved a potential $22 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the Netherlands for two Patriot M903 Launching Stations (LS), upgrades and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Business/Financial
Austal To Pay $24 Million Fine To Settle U.S. Accounting Fraud Case
Austal Limited agreed to pay $24 million to settle an investigation by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into an accounting fraud scheme, the U.S. government said […]
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Navy/USMC
U.S. Navy And Allies Wrap Up August With Two More Pacific Exercises
The U.S. and several allies are starting two more naval exercises in the Pacific region through the end of the month. The first, Pacific Guardian 24, with the Canadian Navy, […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Soon To Start Sub Maintenance On SSN In Australia
In another step in the trilateral AUKUS agreement, the USS Hawaii (SSN-776) attack submarine arrived in Australia on Aug. 22 following submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) as they […]
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International
Apache Sustainment For Australia Given State Department Nod
The State Department last Friday approved a potential $300 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Australia for sustainment support services for the country’s fleet of AH-64E Apache armed reconnaissance helicopters. […]
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International
U.S. Announces $125 Million Security Assistance Package For Ukraine
The Biden administration last Friday announced a new $125 million security assistance package for Ukraine that will drawdown from existing Defense Department stocks. The Presidential Drawdown Authority package includes counter-unmanned […]
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International
Romania, Norway Approved For $1.1 Billion In AMRAAM Sales
The State Department last Thursday okayed potential foreign military sales (FMS) of AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to NATO allies Romania and Norway worth up to $592 million […]