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Global Defense Market
November 2023
Workforce Key Obstacle for Australia, U.S. to Deliver on AUKUS
SYDNEY — Despite strong political support, a commitment to fund the initiative and an eager industrial base, serious questions remain about whether Australia — and to an extent the United States — can meet the promises of the trilateral agreement to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. -
Defense Department
November 2023
JUST IN: Defense Department Selecting Initial Replicator Candidates in Coming Weeks
The Defense Department will soon make the selection of the first tranche of “candidates” for the Replicator initiative, which seeks to accelerate the development, procurement and fielding of thousands of attritable, autonomous systems in all domains, the deputy secretary of defense said. -
Training and Simulation
November 2023
AI Still in Experimentation Phase for Training, Simulations
Like just about every other organization today, the Defense Department is — cautiously — evaluating where AI can support the mission. Department officials and members of industry and academia agree one area AI needs to play a bigger role is in training and simulations. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
November 2023
JUST IN: U.S., Australian Vendors Join Forces in Marine Autonomy
Sentinel Boats and L3Harris announced a new partnership agreement at the Indo Pacific 2023 International Maritime Exposition. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
November 2023
JUST IN: US Navy Robotic Ships Sail to Australia for 'Autonomous Warrior' Exercise
SYDNEY — Darling Harbor is home to a range of pleasure boats, but for the last week, the U.S. Navy’s unmanned surface vessel Seahawk has been moored in the harbor and turning heads. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
November 2023
JUST IN: New Counter-Drone Weapon Works from a Distance
AIM Defence’s Fractl counter-drone system is designed to provide a compact, affordable solution for countering Group 1 drones. -
Global Defense Market
November 2023
JUST IN: Australian Company Paying to Bring U.S. Drone Down Under
Large bats are a regular sight in the Australian sky, and a defense company is seeking to add another species to the ecosystem, specifically the V-BAT, a Group 3 drone manufactured by Shield AI. -
Global Defense Market
November 2023
JUST IN: Australia Needs Congress to Act for Canberra to Invest Billions in U.S. Shipyards under AUKUS
SYDNEY — Under the trilateral agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, or AUKUS, to help Australia procure and eventually produce nuclear-powered submarines ... -
Budget
November 2023
Russia, China Boosting Defense Spending as Congress Dithers
Despite Congress agreeing to $886 billion in 2024 defense spending as part of the debt-ceiling deal back in June, the two chambers failed to reconcile their defense bills before the end of the fiscal year, and Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown by kicking the can to Nov. 17 with a continuing resolution. In the meantime, Russia appears to be going all in on defense spending. -
Emerging Technologies
October 2023
Tech Company Charging into Soldier Power
Battery power is one of the constraints on expeditionary operations, and a Massachusetts-based company is working to extend mission duration with a thermal photovoltaic power generator.
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