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The Defense Department on Monday announced a new public-private consortium aimed at strengthening the maritime security of allies in Southeast Asia by leveraging up to $95 million annually for low-cost commercial solutions. The Maritime Security Consortium includes defense investors, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, the Defense Innovation Unit, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and South East Asian government decision-makers. The funding will be put toward maritime domain awareness, logistics and sustainment, and maritime…
