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Training and SimulationIsraeli Vendor Shows Off Live, Virtual, Constructive Simulator
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has long supported the Israel Defense Forces with training technology, and the company is now pursuing international customers for its Armed Forces Battle Simulation live, virtual and constructive system.
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Marine Corps NewsJUST IN: Marine Corps Resizing Infantry Battalions in Force Design Update
The Marine Corps released its 2023 update on Force Design 2030 June 5 — the Corps’ force restructuring plan established in 2019 — tracking the Corps’ infantry battalion experimentation as its most significant leap, service officials said.
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InternationalJapan Pushing Its Tech Companies to Partner with U.S. Defense Industry
It’s a new dawn of defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific as nations such as Japan and the United States grow closer militarily as a hedge against China’s ambitions in the region.
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Missile DefenseArmy Transforms Integrated Air, Missile Defense Capabilities
Few arenas in the Army are witnessing more significant transformation than integrated air and missile defense, according to service officials.
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Marine Corps NewsNew Marine Corps Logistics Doctrine Emphasizes Resiliency
Logistics is a concept as old as warfare, but new technologies and the threat of peer competition have prompted the Marine Corps to rethink and rewrite a doctrine untouched for 26 years.
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SpaceSpace Force Struggles To Track Objects in Orbit
Space is an increasingly crowded domain, with governments and commercial companies across the globe launching more and more systems into orbit. Meanwhile, the Space Force is struggling to keep tabs on what’s happening up there, service officials say.
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Defense DepartmentJUST IN: Rapid Innovation Fund Needs Funds, Official Says
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Rapid Innovation Fund, established in 2011 and made a permanent program in 2017, was designed to accelerate fielding of innovative technologies for small businesses, but a lack of funding is hindering its ability to carry out its mission.
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MAY 2023
V-22 Osprey, Space Force Tracking and Australia's Defence Strategic Review
In this episode, National Defense discusses the future of the V-22 Osprey, the Space Force’s struggle to track objects in orbit and Australia’s new Defence Strategic Review.