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Maritime Security
DARPA Awards Contract for Sub-Hunting Technology
BAE Systems was awarded a $4.6 million contract through a Pentagon research agency to help submarines better detect and identify other submerged vessels without sacrificing its own stealth, the company announced July 18.
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Budget
New Base Closures in Doubt Despite Pleas
Pentagon leaders and independent analysts are renewing calls for further military base realignment and closures, known as BRAC.
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Global Defense Market
U.S.-Taiwan Weapon Sales Agreement Angers China
A new arms deal to Taiwan threatens to increase tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Pentagon Struggling to Attract Artificial Intelligence Experts
The Defense Department sees artificial intelligence, also known as AI, as a key technology for maintaining its advantage over adversaries. But the Pentagon faces stiff competition from commercial industry for computer science talent, a top algorithmic warfare officer said July 13.
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Infotech
DoD Puts ‘Foot on Gas Pedal’ to Catch Up on Electronic Warfare
After what one senior official called “25 years of inattention,” the Defense Department is pushing ahead to make its defensive and offensive electronic warfare capabilities more robust.
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Global Defense Market
Canada Pledges to Increase Defense Spending
Over the next decade, the Canadian government intends to increase its defense spending by 70 percent, its defense minister announced recently.
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Navy News
Navy to Replace 70-Year-Old Berthing Barges
The Navy this year will begin to replace some of its berthing barges that date back to World War II.
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Maritime Security
Report: U.S. Should Build Four Heavy-Duty Icebreakers
In order to balance mission need and affordability, the United States should build four heavy-duty icebreakers, a new report found.
National Defense Columnists
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INSIGHTS
By Julia Lippman and Jason Workmaster
National Defense Podcasts
JULY 2017
Need for Speed: The Promise and Peril of Hypersonics
In the July 2017 podcast, we look at how the U.S. military is seeking more funding to develop offensive hypersonic weapons and the means to counter them, the Defense Department's new campaign to integrate artificial intelligence technologies across intelligence systems and the Navy's progress on developing the railgun advanced weapon system.