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Navy/USMCDoD 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 DefenseIsrael 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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InternationalIsraeli 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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Navy/USMCState Department Approves Sale of Sub-Detecting System To Australia
The State Department this week approved a potential $207 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) mission systems for Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) to […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: Shipyards Getting Submarine Demand Message With AUKUS
The Navy’s top officer recently said he thinks the AUKUS Australia submarine agreement is helping send a clear message to the submarine shipbuilders for long-term procurement and investment. “Informed by […]
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InternationalCavoli: Russia Will Remain Main European Security Challenge Because Non-Ground Forces “Barely Touched”
The top American officer in Europe told a Senate panel Thursday that despite Russia’s struggles in Ukraine, Russia will remain the top threat in the region, in part because the […]
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Navy/USMCGE Nabs $684 Million Contract For CH-53K Engines
Naval Air Systems Command this week awarded General Electric [GE] a $684 million contract to build and deliver 169 T408-GE-400 (T408) turboshaft engines for CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Sell Six LCSs In Next Two Years
The Navy’s latest FY 2024 30-year shipbuilding plan revealed the Navy plans to sell six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) it has been planning to decommission. The plan noted the FY […]
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Navy Plans to Buy More Virginia-Class Subs To Replace Australia AUKUS Sales
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan said the service plans to buy additional Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) to replace those to be sold to Australia under the AUKUS agreement. “The department […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Confirms U.S. Exploring Cooperating On Hypersonic Defense Missiles With Japan
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week confirmed the Defense Department is exploring cooperatively developing and producing hypersonic defense missiles, akin to their shared work on the […]
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