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Britain says its bases are safe after US refueling planes evacuated
Commercially available flight tracking data showed at least 10 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker refueling planes left the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, eastern England, on Monday.
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Firm bets on converted fishing trawlers to tackle Russian submarines in the Arctic
The company’s Arctic Hunter idea involves an industry-standard 56-meter trawler design whose fish-processing innards are ripped out and replaced with autonomy features.
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Neros to expand domestic drone production with $450M Pentagon loan
The company is a frontrunner in a Defense Department competition to find the best quality, most affordable small drone for combat.
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Britain says its bases are safe after US refueling planes evacuated
Commercially available flight tracking data showed at least 10 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker refueling planes left the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, eastern England, on Monday.
Land
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US Army feeds culinary soldiers new job title
Formerly known as culinary specialists, a soldier with the 92G occupation identifier will henceforth be known as a “tactical field feeding specialist.”
Pentagon
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Neros to expand domestic drone production with $450M Pentagon loan
The company is a frontrunner in a Defense Department competition to find the best quality, most affordable small drone for combat.
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The Pentagon needs more ammo for the Iran war. Small communities are paying the price.
From polluted waterways to repeated safety violations, the Army’s aging ammunition factories have left a troubling legacy, The War Horse reports.
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US Air Force asks industry for new cruise missile for Ukraine
The U.S. Air Force is looking for contractors to mass produce the Extended Range Attack Munition for Ukraine.
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US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine
The missiles — which are yet to be manufactured — are not expected to be delivered until a couple of years into the 2030s.
Naval
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Dutch firm Optics11 in talks with navies on secretive underwater listening tech
For underwater use, the company’s fiber-optic sensing can detect an oil tanker at 100 kilometers, the CEO said.
Space
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France orders military Earth-observation satellites for more than €1.5 billion
France ordered two military Earth-observation satellites from Airbus and Thales Alenia Space for more than €1.5 billion (US$1.7 billion).
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Big moves in missile production amid stockpile reports | Defense Dollars
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Pentagon launches online marketplace for counter-UAS technology
It’s like Amazon but only for defense agencies needing equipment for destroying commercial drones.
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Marine Corps to get ‘production-ready’ microwave drone swarm killer
The Marine Corps inked an $11 million contract for a vehicle-mounted weapon that can take down dozens of drones in a single zap.