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Biden’s pick to lead the Marine Corps helped design its new vision
President Joe Biden nominated Gen. Eric Smith Tuesday to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps.
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Asia Pacific
See the tech at Malaysia’s aerospace, maritime defense expo
LIMA 2023 saw the debut of the Chengdu J-10CY single-seat aerobatics aircraft of China's August 1st demonstration team.
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Malaysia adds funds to troubled littoral combat ship program
Malaysia has reduced the number of ships it will receive under a revised contract, from six to five.
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Navy establishes rapid response cell to get tech to Ukraine, Taiwan
The Navy will use this office to rapidly find and field maritime tools to help in wars and crises around the world.
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US Navy may accelerate investments to extend some Ohio subs’ lives
The Navy is considering extending the lives of a few Ohio-class submarines in fiscal 2025 to hedge against any delays as the Columbia class is built.
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Spain’s Navantia expects new warship sales to Saudi Arabia
The Spanish shipbuilder is already doing some preliminary outreach with Saudi companies for a yet-to-be specified combat ship program.
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New Zealand unveils defense budget, with Army in the lead
The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.
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Pentagon seeks authority to transfer nuclear submarines to Australia
The Pentagon has asked Congress to authorize three new AUKUS provisions, including the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.
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Airbus SDAM maritime drone achieves milestone in French test
The Ministry of Defense wants three SDAM aircraft delivered by the end of the year.
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Italy’s new warships will boast bigger bellies for landing forces
The investments come amid thrust by Italy's military to be more capable in expeditionary operations.
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US Navy declares its mine countermeasures suite ready for operations
The Navy declared its mine countermeasures mission package operational, ahead of a planned 2025 deployment on a littoral combat ship.
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Navy links uncrewed air, sea tech to solve Integrated Battle Problem
The Integrated Battle Problem exercise allows U.S. Pacific Fleet to evaluate uncrewed tech and discover their best applications.
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Marine Innovation Unit tackles some remaining Force Design tech needs
The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.
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Driverless boats, enduring sensors on the special ops maritime menu
Sensors that can run for weeks or month are on the wish list.
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Navy eyes private capital to modernize dated facilities
The Navy's infrastructure spending needs are too large for the traditional military construction budget, leading one admiral to look elsewhere for funding.
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L3Harris, BigBear.ai partner on autonomy for surface vessels
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are betting big on uncrewed technologies — whether that's in the air, on the water or beneath the waves.
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Marines slam a shrinking amphibious fleet, but the Navy isn’t to blame
The genesis of an amphibious lift shortfall is the Corps’ abandonment of its long-standing requirement for a larger fleet of 38 ships, this Marine says.
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