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Lockheed Opens New Facility for Increased PAC-3 Missile Production

Lockheed Martin has opened its 85,000-square-foot All-Up Round III facility in Arkansas to boost the production capacity of the PAC-3 missiles.

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DARPA to Develop Tactical Wireless Power Transfer Technology

DARPA is soliciting proposals for its persistent optical wireless energy relay program to develop revolutionary airborne energy distribution.

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Lockheed, Thales to Build Missile Production Facility in Australia

Lockheed Martin has signed a collaborative agreement with French group Thales to establish a new missile factory in Australia.

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Construction of US Navy’s Future Oceanographic Survey Ship Begins

Halter Marine has begun construction of the US Navy oceanographic survey ship T-AGS 67 with a keel-laying ceremony at the company’s facility,

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US Air Force to Experiment With Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone

The US Air Force plans to experiment with Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone to validate technologies crucial to fielding next-generation capabilities.

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Sahel Military Coups Only Help Jihadists: Analysts

Burkina Faso's new rulers say they seized power to better fight jihadists, but history suggests the coup will merely stoke turbulence.

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Thales, Kongsberg Unveil StrikeMaster Land-Based Anti-Ship System

Kongsberg and Thales unveiled their StrikeMaster land-based maritime strike system during the Land Forces 2022 exhibition in Brisbane.

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US, Philippines Reinforce Alliance With Joint Military Drills

US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea as part of joint military drills. 

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Gunmen Kill Three Soldiers in Revenge Attacks in NW Nigeria

Gunmen in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state have carried out a series of attacks this week on military targets, killing three soldiers.

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US Targets ‘Senior’ IS Jihadist in Syria’s Northeast: CENTCOM

American forces killed a "senior" member of the jihadist Islamic State group in a pre-dawn raid on northeastern Syria.

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