Navy/USMC
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon to Pick Replicator Contenders in Next Three Weeks
The Pentagon is to pick the Replicator contenders in the next three weeks, and DoD estimates a unit cost in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, as the […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV 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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InternationalU.S. State Department Approves Sale of 400 Tomahawks to Japan
The U.S. State Department has approved a sale of up to 400 RTX [RTX] Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) to Japan for nearly $2.4 billion. The sale would include 200 […]
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Navy/USMCWittman 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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Navy/USMCAustralia’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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Navy/USMCAustralia 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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Navy/USMCAustralia 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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Navy/USMCSub 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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Navy/USMCAussie 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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Navy/USMCNavy Confirms Extending Five SSBNs Starting In 2029
A Navy official this week confirmed the service is officially planning to extend up to five Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) starting in 2029 as a hedge against any […]
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