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Maldives starts flying Turkish drones for maritime surveillance

Defense News - 15:29 Mar 21, 2024

Amid growing tensions with India, the Maldives government said it wants to use the strike-capable drones for patrolling its territorial waters.

Tags: Maldives
Outsourcing Navy shipbuilding weakens the United States

Defense News - 14:54 Mar 21, 2024

Our military leaders are actively exploring outsourcing the U.S. maritime-industrial base, weakening our nation and undermining American sovereignty.
Replicator gets $200 million in newly released defense spending bill

Defense News - 14:11 Mar 21, 2024

The number is far less than Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks predicted earlier this month but may hint at a two-track funding approach.
Defense Innovation Unit would get major funding boost in spending bill

Defense News - 14:10 Mar 21, 2024

The compromise version of the fiscal 2024 defense spending bill would grow DIU’s funding to $983 million — up from the $191 million enacted the prior year.
Marine wargames offer a look at the future — and fuel dissent

Defense News - 13:48 Mar 21, 2024

For the Marines who may one day carry out new kinds of operations, the stakes of these games are high.
F-35 delivery delays frustrate European air force upgrade plans

Defense News - 10:22 Mar 21, 2024

Client governments early in the acquisition sequence could be the first to feel the ripple effects of a snag related to technology upgrades.
Fixing subpar barracks at top of the Marine Corps’ budget wish list

Defense News - 03:17 Mar 21, 2024

The money would come on top of the $274 million for barracks restoration in the service’s official budget request.
Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan relies on more money, industry capacity

Defense News - 22:23 Mar 20, 2024

The Navy says it needs 381 ships and can get there by 2042 — assuming shipyards deliver on time and the Navy gets all the money it requests.

Tags: Navy
First round of Replicator to heavily feature Army systems, Bush says

Defense News - 20:13 Mar 20, 2024

Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said the service is the "biggest player" in the first tranche of the Pentagon's Replicator effort.

Tags: Army Replicator
Why America needs interoperable, ever-evolving cyber defense

Defense News - 19:56 Mar 20, 2024

Such an initiative requires collective will, both from the government and the private sector.
North Korean clones of US drones show Kim’s ambitions, Aquilino says

Defense News - 17:36 Mar 20, 2024

The country's drones have in the past crossed into South Korea, prompting a military response.
Czech-led bulk ammunition buy for Ukraine picks up steam

Defense News - 16:04 Mar 20, 2024

As Ukraine runs out of ammo, allies scramble to donate additional artillery rounds.

Tags: Ukraine
US Air Force tests third-stage rocket motor for next nuclear missile

Defense News - 15:18 Mar 20, 2024

Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.
South Korea hires LIG Nex1 to make new maritime missile, replace SM-2

Defense News - 13:55 Mar 20, 2024

The South Korean company is required to complete development of the Ship-to-Air Missile-II by 2030.
US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile

Defense News - 21:34 Mar 19, 2024

The Air Force has not requested more money for ARRW in 2025, and plans to wind down the prototyping program this year.
Northrop, DARPA envision moon ‘railroad’ for lunar logistics

Defense News - 20:40 Mar 19, 2024

The company’s work will focus on identifying the interfaces, resources and funding needed to build such a lunar rail system.
New pact deepens Fincantieri’s stake in seabed warfare business

Defense News - 19:59 Mar 19, 2024

The shipbuilder signed a deal with Italian energy firm Saipem to integrate that company's underwater drones into Fincantieri's ships and submarines.
Pacific force’s wish list seeks $11 billion more than defense proposal

Defense News - 17:04 Mar 19, 2024

Indo-Pacific Command says it faces an $11 billion funding gap for regional military construction, space programs, munitions and Guam missile defenses.
EU closer to buying arms for Ukraine with frozen Russian asset profits

Defense News - 16:40 Mar 19, 2024

The 27-nation bloc is holding about €200 billion (U.S. $218 billion) in Russian central bank assets, most of it frozen in Belgium.

Tags: Russian
Iraq’s former defense minister arrested in Sweden

Defense News - 16:33 Mar 19, 2024

He is suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian country.