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Shipbuilding
Coast Guard Cutter Program Treading Water
The Coast Guard is in the process of replacing its fleet of aging ships through several shipbuilding programs. But the service’s top priority — a cutter that will eventually provide a majority of the Coast Guard’s offshore presence — is currently adrift as the contract is in dispute.
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Army News
Army’s One World Terrain on Track for 2023 Deadline
Key training and simulation software the Army has vowed to field by 2023 is on track for delivery, one of the contractors developing the project said in July.
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Munitions Technology
Loitering Munitions Proliferate as Tech Changes Battlefield
Loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, are proliferating both at defense exhibitions and on battlefields. Vendors from all over the world...
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Missile Defense
Hypersonic Threat Spurs Investment in Space-Based Missile Tracking
The Space Force is racing against the clock to prepare for the rapidly advancing Chinese and Russian missile technology that could evade the Pentagon’s existing ground and space-based missile-detection systems.
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Space
U.S. Kicking Russian Rocket Engines to the Curb
After relying on Russian-made rocket engines for national security launches since the early 2000s, the United States is preparing to blast off with next-generation engines made within its borders.
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Logistics
Supply Tracking Software Intended for Marines Goes Commercial
A startup working on a Marine Corps grant is looking to consolidate antiquated logistics software so it can deliver medical supplies in disaster zones...
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Space
JUST IN: NRO, Air Force Boosting Collaboration on Space-Based ISR
The National Reconnaissance Office is strengthening its relationship with the Space Force to jointly supply intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to the Pentagon, the head of the organization said August 4.
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AUGUST 2022
August 2022: Loitering Munitions, the RD-180 Rocket Engine and Nuclear Submarines
In this episode, National Defense discusses loitering munitions, new US rocket engines, and the Navy’s construction of nuclear submarines.