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Navy/USMC
Pearl Harbor Yard To Supervise Maintenance For Australian-Based Sub Force
The Navy recently named the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) as the Naval Supervising Authority (NSA) and Lead Maintenance Activity (LMA) for a new […]
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Navy/USMC
AUKUS Pillar Two Could Expand To Add More Partners Say White House And Navy Officials
Two Biden administration officials this week said there is a “huge potential” to expand AUKUS Pillar Two technology sharing and cooperation in the future. While the U.S., U.K. and Australian […]
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Navy/USMC
CNO: U.S. ‘Gaining Momentum’ To Reach Two SSNs Per Year, Enabling AUKUS Sub Deal
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the government is trying to get the defense industrial base in a position where it can increase production to reach the […]
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Navy/USMC
House Dems Introduce Bill Allowing Transfer Of Virginia-Class Subs To Australia For AUKUS
Three House representatives on Friday introduced a bill that seeks to allow the U.S. government to transfer up to two Virginia-class attack submarines to Australia as part of the trilateral […]
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Missile Defense
Israeli Arrow-4 Missile Interceptor To Be More Affordable For Higher Volume
An Israeli official this week confirmed the new Arrow-4 missile defense interceptor being developed by Israel and the U.S. aims to be more affordable to allow a higher volume of […]
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Unmanned Systems
AUKUS Partners Test Test AI/ Autonomy Pillar II Drone Swarm
The three AUKUS partner countries recently tested artificial drone intelligence (AI) and autonomy systems in a swarm setting as part of the non-submarine parts of the tripartite collaboration. The U.K. […]
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International
McCaul: Taiwan Weapons Sales Won’t Be Delivered Until 2025-2029
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) recently said 22 weapon systems approved for transfer to Taiwan are not due to be delivered until 2025 or 2029, following […]
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Navy/USMC
DoD Seeks Authority To Sell Submarines To Australia, Accept Australian Industrial Base Help
The Department of Defense this month submitted proposals to allow it to transfer nuclear-powered attack submarines to Australia as part of the AUKUS agreement, accept Australian funding to improve the […]
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Missile Defense
Israel David’s Sling Missile Defense Makes First Real World Intercept
Israel’s David’s Sling air and missile defense system successfully intercepted a rocket for the first time outside a test, according to recent Israeli media reports. On May 10 the Times […]
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International
Israeli Company Unveils BlueWhat Unmanned Sub
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week revealed its new BlueWhale unmanned autonomous submarine geared for intelligence-gathering operations. The company said the vehicle has conducted thousands of hours of submerged and […]
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