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Here’s what a ‘green’ ship design could look like for the Royal Navy

Britain’s upcoming ships could feature new hulls and redesigned propellers and fins, as the Royal Navy races to play its part to build a more sustainable force over the next three decades.

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UK’s future force to lean heavily into robotics, AI and hybrid power

The new program Mercury, run by the British Army, will help shape the force for battlefields beyond 2035.

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Energy & Environment

Russia says construction of controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany is complete

Ukraine's president has described the new pipeline as a powerful geopolitical weapon for Russia.

Project Convergence ‘22 seeks to take multinational network to next level

Project Convergence 2022 will help enable the Mission Partner Environment to bring allies and partners together with the U.S. military to fight high-end adversaries, Army leaders said at the Defense News Conference on Sept. 8.

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Lawmakers set for battle over next-gen nuclear missile

Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again this year over the future ICBM and other efforts.

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Lack of access to data during Afghanistan exit shines light on tech gap

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan provided several lessons for Pentagon officials working on Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

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Space Force expects $1 billion in contracts in first year of Space Enterprise Consortium Reloaded

The Space Force has ramped up the amount of money flowing through the Space Enterprise Consortium as it tries to bring more nontraditional vendors into the fold.

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Pentagon seeks microbe miners to cut rare earth reliance on China

Researchers at the Pentagon have launched a program that aims to extract rare earth minerals critical for military technologies from domestic sources ― using microscopic bugs.

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US Army working to recoup Afghanistan withdrawal costs

How will the Afghanistan withdrawal affect the Army's future budget? The Army's top leaders talk about how the service is ensuring costs it endured to help end operations is covered at the Defense News Conference.

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Next Pentagon budget will detail climate change spending

The push comes after extreme weather, fueled by a warming of the earth’s atmosphere, has wreaked havoc on Americans across the country this summer.

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Gilday: New task force will help US Navy speed up unmanned system integration

The U.S. Navy has made significant progress with unmanned systems but needs to move faster — prompting the chief of naval operations to stand up a new task force to help usher unmanned systems into the fleet.

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Top US Air Force general supports proposed F-35 cost constraints

The U.S. Air Force’s top general backs proposed legislation that would cap the number of F-35s the Defense Department can buy unless it meets affordability goals for operating and sustaining the jet.

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New normal? How the Guard is fighting worsening natural disasters amid deployments

What happens when disaster strikes and the National Guard unit your state needs is overseas?

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Norway sets timeline to deploy sub-hunting aircraft in the Arctic

The move marks significant progress in the country’s long-term effort to bolster defense capabilities and readiness in the region.

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New SECNAV lays out his priorities for the Navy and Marine Corps

In a message to sailors and Marines, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro laid out the “four C's” that the former Navy officer sees as vital challenges for the department: China, culture, climate and COVID.

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Another ICBM test successful, Air Force says

The ICBM contained conventional explosives and successfully detonated above the water's surface near Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.

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US Army’s critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence

The service is laser-focused on bringing the Integrated Battle Command System through an initial operational test set to begin next month.

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‘You can’t have fires on boats’: Navy research on safer zinc batteries moves forward

The Naval Research Lab sees zinc-based batteries as a reusable replacement for fire-prone and single-use batteries.

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‘Climate change is going to cost us’: How the US military is preparing for harsher environments

Climate change is no longer a problem for future defense leaders — it is an immediate challenge.

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Fincantieri eyes biofuels to power future warships

Of all the alternative fuels touted as future solutions for cleaner warships, one of Europe’s shipyards is betting on cow manure.

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