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Navy, Marine Corps pitched three systems for first Replicator batch

Defense News - 15:57 May 16, 2024

An acquisition official said the Navy and Marine Corps brought three systems to Replicator, but declined to clarify whether all were selected.

Tags: Navy Replicator Marine Corps
French defense committee takes swipe at German industry tack

Defense News - 14:27 May 16, 2024

Leaders in Berlin and Paris have managed to quell bilateral industry animosities in key projects, but grievances continue to bubble under the surface.
Takeaways from the voyage to Gaza for the US Army’s watercraft program

Defense News - 13:00 May 16, 2024

Seeing several Army watercraft move east from Virginia does beg the question as to how the service balances such deployments against its primary mission.

Tags: Army
Wittman sure US Navy will buy two attack subs in 2025 — like it or not

Defense News - 20:29 May 15, 2024

Lawmakers sound increasingly frustrated with the Navy's position of wanting a single attack submarine in 2025.
In platform design and construction, the best surprise is no surprise

Defense News - 16:53 May 15, 2024

The case of the ubiquitous Boeing 737 airliner can provide a useful guide to ensure ships are scalable, affordable and relevant.
House bill: Time to put Air Force’s ‘flying car’ concept into action

Defense News - 16:16 May 15, 2024

The Air Force has experimented with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft under the Agility Prime program in recent years.
Slovakia debuts rapid-fire mortar at local defense show

Defense News - 14:41 May 15, 2024

Defense Minister Robert Kalinak presented the weapon during the country’s flagship defense fair in the capital of Bratislava.
Australia unveils record $37 billion defense budget

Defense News - 14:19 May 15, 2024

Nuclear-powered submarines are starting to consume an enormous portion of the budget as the trilateral AUKUS agreement progresses.
US and Japan sign agreement to co-develop hypersonic interceptor

Defense News - 12:45 May 15, 2024

The Japanese government has flagged hypersonic missile defense as an urgent capability, citing recent developments in the region.
UK Navy to buy six vessels, enter new ‘golden age’ of shipbuilding

Defense News - 21:41 May 14, 2024

The country also plans to give its future frigates the ability to attack land-based targets.
House bill would block F-22 retirements, keep buying Air Force F-15EXs

Defense News - 20:11 May 14, 2024

The proposed NDAA would also grant the Air Force's request to retire 56 A-10 Warthogs.
House panel takes aim at Navy size, new capabilities in defense bill

Defense News - 19:20 May 14, 2024

Here are some of the issues House lawmakers take issue with, in regard to the Navy's fleet plans.

Tags: House
Space Force should consider alternative launch sites, lawmakers say

Defense News - 18:14 May 14, 2024

The House Armed Services Committee's fiscal 2025 defense policy bill highlights capacity concerns at DOD's Eastern and Western launch ranges.
Ukraine, Russia race to shield battle tanks from exploding drones

Defense News - 12:31 May 14, 2024

First-person-view drones threaten everything that moves on the front lines of Ukraine's defense against Russian invaders.
UK picks companies for billion-dollar hypersonic missile program

Defense News - 10:00 May 14, 2024

In Britain and mainland Europe defense companies are chasing new programs aimed at fielding fast strike weapons.
House defense bill retains spending caps, creates DoD talent officer

Defense News - 07:35 May 14, 2024

The draft bill adheres to congressional spending caps, establishes a talent management office and limits nuclear arsenal reductions.
It’s time to rebalance funding toward the Air Force and Space Force

Defense News - 23:32 May 13, 2024

Tanks and large infantry formations are simply not as germane in the Pacific region, a former colonel says.
House lawmakers aim to cut F-35 buy as patience with delays wears thin

Defense News - 23:26 May 13, 2024

Lawmakers have grown "frustrated" as the newest F-35s sit at Lockheed Martin's facility in Fort Worth, Texas, because their upgrades don't work.
Canada wants to boost munitions lines with critical minerals expansion

Defense News - 21:18 May 13, 2024

Canada hopes to tap into its vast critical minerals reserves to boost munitions productions while lessening dependence on China.

Tags: Canada
Putin replaces defense minister at key moment in the Ukraine war

Defense News - 21:00 May 13, 2024

Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet.

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