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Army NewsArmy to Receive Test Package for New Squad Weapon
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Army will soon receive the “drop one” production qualification test package for its 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapons. The package, which will be delivered beginning in April, will include both XM7 battle rifles and XM250 light machine guns as well as associated logistics.
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Air Force NewsAir Force Pressing for Rapid E-7A Production
Air Force officials are hoping to accelerate the production process for E-7A battle management and command and control aircraft, but it will be difficult to deliver the plane in fewer than 60 months, according to manufacturer Boeing.
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Emerging TechnologiesNavy Must Go All In on Additive Manufacturing, Official Says
The traditional means of making metal parts by casting and forging has served humankind well for the past 2,600 years or so, but additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is the future, at least as far as the Navy is concerned, a senior service leader said.
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Air PowerJUST IN: Future Jet Fighter Could Be Held Together With ‘Glue’
CHIBA, Japan — A jet fighter Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom are jointly developing maybe constructed out of composites and put together using an adhesive bond.
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Navy NewsBUDGET 2024: Navy’s New Tech Priorities Shortchange Amphibious Fleet, Expert Says
The Navy is requesting a $5.8 billion investment in Columbia-class submarines in its fiscal year 2024 budget request to Congress, which includes the first of two increments of funding for the second submarine to be awarded in 2024.
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Global Defense MarketJUST IN: Former Kimono Maker Now Spinning Counter-EW Fabric
CHIBA, Japan — A Japanese company that once specialized in sewing together ceremonial kimonos is now making fabric that can counter electronic warfare...
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Robotics and Autonomous SystemsJUST IN: Japanese Company Creates Float Plane Drone
CHIBA, Japan — A Japanese company is marketing a small- and medium-sized unmanned aerial float plane.
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FEBRUARY 2023
Vital Signs 2023, Defense Workforce, Rare Earths
In this episode, National Defense discusses the 2023 Vital Signs report, the defense industry’s workforce challenges, and the rare earth supply chain.