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Navy seeks to fast track nuclear weapons systems
Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe told Congress the Navy is working to improve and develop three critical weapons systems.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Philippine president again delays abrogation of key security pact with US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suspended the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement for another six months to allow both sides to address his concerns.
NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
While the 30 heads of state and government avoided calling China a rival, they expressed concern about what they said were its “coercive policies.”
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
NATO says attack in space could trigger mutual defense clause
“Such attacks could lead to the invocation of Article 5. A decision as to when such attacks would lead to the invocation of Article 5 would be taken by the North Atlantic Council on a case-by-case basis.”
Cost of US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector breaches Nunn-McCurdy law
The cost of a ship replacement program has risen enough to breach cost thresholds, but Navy says the program has stabilized.
Small drone biz Vanilla Unmanned has big plans for the US Navy
Vanilla Unmanned, a small business that was featured in an April naval drill, promises “world-record endurance, unmatched payload, and then a disruptive cost profile" in its Group 3 UAV that it hopes will change how the Navy thinks about unmanned aircraft.
FY22 shipbuilding budget could do more to pave the way for US Navy fleet transformation, experts say
The fiscal 2022 shipbuilding budget was never going to kick off a shipbuilding renaissance to transform the U.S. Navy into its envisioned future fleet design. But experts argue it could have done a lot more to get ready for the upcoming wave of shipbuilding.
White House to nominate retired commander, business leader Carlos Del Toro as Navy secretary
If Carlos Del Toro is confirmed as Navy secretary, the Naval Academy graduate and business owner will be the second-ever Hispanic individual in that position.
China denounces US-Australian navy drills as muscle flexing
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the two countries should “do things that are conducive to regional peace and stability, instead of flexing their muscles.”
US Navy’s light amphibious warship no longer on track for 2022 contract award
The U.S. Navy’s Light Amphibious Warship program is still on track for a fiscal 2022 start of construction, despite the program not appearing in the shipbuilding plan in the FY22 budget request, Navy officials told Defense News.
Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget
Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.
By Joe Gould