International
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Navy/USMC
Australia’s First MQ-4C Finishes First Test Flight
The first Australian Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft completed its first flight on Nov. 9 at a company facility. The MQ-4C flew out of Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale Aircraft […]
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U.S. OKs Potential $650 Million Deal With South Korea for SM-6 Missiles
The State Department has approved a potential $650 million deal with South Korea for the sale of 38 SM-6 Block I missiles. The new Foreign Military Sale approval arrives after […]
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Navy/USMC
Australia Hosts AUKUS Unmanned Undersea Tech Exercises Down Under
Australia hosted the other two AUKUS partners in an exercise of unmanned undersea warfare technology, the Pentagon said Monday. The U.S. Defense Department said this event was explicitly part of […]
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Australia To Announce AUKUS Sub Shipbuilder Within A Year
The Australian government is expected within a year to announce the shipbuilding company that will work with the U.K. to build its next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarines, a Royal Australian Navy […]
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U.S. OKs Potential $2.53 Billion Deal With Romania Covering 54 Abrams Tanks
The State Department has approved a potential $2.53 billion deal with Romania, which includes the sale of 54 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress […]
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Navy/USMC
Sub Boss Outlines Schedule Of Virginia-Sub Sales To Australia Under AUKUS
The Navy’s sub boss recently said the tripartite AUKUS agreement’s optimal pathway would have the U.S. sell at least three attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia in the 2030s. Following his […]
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Aussie Sub Funds To Boost Attack Sub Production To 2.33 Boats Annually, U.S. Navy Official Says
A Navy official said Australian payments to help the U.S. submarine industrial base (SIB) under the AUKUS agreement will largely be directed to increase attack submarine (SSN) production above current […]
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International
U.S.’ Two Iron Dome Batteries For Israel Are ‘In Transit’ Now, Being Leased For 11 Months
The two Iron Dome air defense batteries the U.S. is providing to Israel are “in transit” right now, an Army official confirmed on Tuesday, noting the systems are being leased […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin ‘Actively Working’ With Four Countries Interested In TPY-4 Radar
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Lockheed Martin [LMT] has said its “actively working” with four countries interested in the company’s new TPY-4 ground-based air surveillance radar, which recently completed initial testing and […]
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Navy/USMC
CBO Values U.S. Sub Sales To Australia At $3 Billion Each, Estimates Timelines And Budget Impacts
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate report published Nov. 3 estimates a House bill allowing U.S. submarine sales to Australia would sell at $3 billion each and the overall […]
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