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Navy/USMC
Official Says Allied Cooperation Improving Navy Sustainment Picture
A Navy official recently highlighted how the U.S. Navy’s cooperation with allies is significantly improving its regional sustainment network, especially via limited foreign shipyard maintenance, AUKUS Australian submarine maintenance work, […]
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Missile Defense
State Department OK’s $8.5 Billion IBCS-Enabled Patriot Sale To Denmark
The State Department on Friday approved a potential $8.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Denmark for multiple Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS)-Enabled Patriot air and missile defense system with […]
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International
Canada Picks ThyssenKrupp and Hanwha As Qualified Suppliers For Next Sub
The Canadian government this week said it selected Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. as the qualified suppliers for its Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). […]
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Congress
House Lawmakers Introduce Their Version Of AUKUS Industrial Base Collab Bill
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) on Friday introduced legislation to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced […]
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Unmanned Systems
Germany’s Rhenmetall To Integrate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle To Coastal Defense System
The Germany-based EUROATLAS on Wednesday announced it agreed to a strategic partnership to integrate its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with Rheinmetall ‘s coastal defense system while also emphasizing sovereign […]
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Navy/USMC
Hanwha Looks To Boost Philly Shipyard’s Annual Output To Six-Plus Ships, Add Navy Vessels
PHILADELPHIA – The new South Korean owner of the Philly Shipyard is looking at a combination of internal and government-funded yard improvements to boost production from the current 1-1.5 ships per […]
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Unmanned Systems
Saildrone Envisions European Expansion After Baltic Sea Exercises
The founder and CEO of unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone said the company is ripe for significant expansion to more European customers following a June NATO test and demonstration […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Delivers First SPY-7 Aegis Radar Shipset To Japan
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday announced it delivered the first full Aegis Systems Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of radar panels to Japanese government control, with further testing this year before […]
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International
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Streamline AUKUS Defense Industrial Base Collaboration
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill aimed at streamlining defense industrial base collaboration with Australia and the U.K. for the AUKUS submarine technology sharing agreement. Sens. Tim […]
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International
Australia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft
Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]