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Navy/USMC
Pacific Fleet Details RIMPAC 2024 Naval Exercise Starting This Month
The Navy said that planning is being finalized for the 2024 biennial Exercise Rime of the Pacific (RIMPAC), due to run from June 27 to Aug. 1 around the Hawaiian […]
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International
Australia Committing To Collins-Class Sub Life Extension With Fewer Upgrades
Australia on Wednesday announced the start of a life extension program for the Collins-class submarine that curtails previously planned upgrades while it awaits U.S. and domestically-made nuclear-powered attack submarines in […]
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Navy/USMC
House Authorizers Limit International Navy Maintenance At 21 Days
The House Armed Services markup of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill approved a measure limiting international maintenance of Navy ships at 21 days. This provision, included in the […]
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Unmanned Systems
ThayerMahan and Australia’s Ocius To Cooperate on USVs
The Connecticut-based ThayerMahan and Australia’s Ocius Technology Ltd. on Monday announced an agreement to combine technologies on Unmanned Surface Vessels, taking aim at AUKUS Pillar 2 cooperation. This agreement will […]
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International
HII Sells Eight More UUVs To U.K.
HII recently announced the sale of seven more REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the U.K. Royal Navy, adding to the more than one dozen the country already uses. On […]
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Missile Defense
RTX Wins $344 Million Contract To Develop New SM-2 And SM-6 Variants With New Guidance Section
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $344 million contract in March to develop two new Standard Missile (SM) variants that focus on a new common guidance section for U.S. and […]
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Uncategorized
Iraq Requests Contractor Logistics Support FMS Worth $140 Million
Iraq has requested a possible Foreign Military Sale of C-172 and AC/RC-208 Aircraft Contractor Logistics Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Defense Security Cooperation […]
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International
U.S. Forces Destroy Dozens Of Iran-Aligned UAVs and Ballistic Missiles In Defense of Israel
U.S. military forces recently destroyed over 80 one-way uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV)s and ballistic missiles meant to target Israel in retaliation for Israel’s recent attack on an Iranian consulate in […]
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Navy/USMC
SECNAV Looks To Allied Yard Practices To Fix Shipbuilding Delays
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – This week the Secretary of the Navy argued here that the U.S. Navy and industry should move toward the standards of shipbuilding he’s seen in South […]
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International
Japan May Join AUKUS Pillar II Projects
The defense ministers of the three AUKUS countries this week said they are considering inviting Japan to at least some elements of Pillar II work. “Recognizing Japan’s strengths and its […]
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