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International
U.S. OKs New $250 Million Weapons Aid Package For Ukraine
The U.S. on Friday approved a new $250 million weapons aid package for Ukraine, with plans to provide Kyiv with additional combat vehicles, missiles and artillery ammunition. Defense Secretary Lloyd […]
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International
Large Sidewinder Missile Sale For Dutch Approved By State Department
The State Department last Friday approved a potential $691 million foreign military sale (FMS) of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II short-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to the Netherlands, a deal […]
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International
Belgium’s Exail Wins $66 Million NATO Order For Underwater Anti-Mine Drones
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded Belgium’s Exail Robotics Belgium a $66 million contract for K-Ster CT unmanned mine countermeasures mine neutralization training vehicles and associated equipment for underwater […]
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Air Force
USAF Building New Site for Testing B-2 Flight Component RCS and Antenna Calibration
By September next year, the U.S. Air Force is to establish a new Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility (CAACF) at Hill AFB, Utah for testing flight components’ radar cross section […]
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Air Force
New Acquisition Strategy for Sentinel Likely in 18-24 Months
A new acquisition strategy for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM to pass Milestone B is likely 18 months to two years away, as the U.S. Air Force […]
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Army
Army To Add 17 More Black Hawks To Current Multi-Year Deal With Sikorsky
The Army is planning to add production of 17 additional Black Hawk helicopters to its current multi-year contract with Sikorsky [LMT], according to a lead official. Brig. Gen. David Phillips, […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Outlines Next Steps For New Autonomous Resupply Vessel And Landing Ship Medium Experimentation
The Marine Corps is preparing to move an autonomous resupply vessel to the Japan-based 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) to conduct field testing this fall, an official said Wednesday. […]
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Air Force
Wittman Says Met with Northrop Grumman to Discuss Need to Reduce APG-85 Test Time
Rep. Robert Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces panel, said on Wednesday that he has met with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to […]
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Space
Hypersonic Test Launch Successful From Sea-Based Platform, Establishing New Range
Under a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate a commercial capability for launching from sea, The Spaceport Company on Tuesday said it successfully launched a sub-scale hypersonic […]
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Intelligence Community
NGA Launches Accreditation Pilot for AI Models
Amid popular, and some military, concern about the timely accuracy and applicability of artificial intelligence (AI), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is launching a pilot program for accrediting geospatial intelligence […]
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