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AUSA: A transformation and strategic shift

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Turkish shipyard launches mass production of fast patrol boats for coastal defense

This is Turkey’s largest-ever naval program in terms of the number of vessels, and it is part of a contract between Ares and Turkey’s defense procurement office.

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Airbus’s American subsidiary is replacing its chief executive.

Army embraces digital engineering for Bradley replacement

Following in the footsteps of the Air Force and Space Force, the Army is beginning to adopt digital engineering for some of its most important platforms.

Army to release new digital transformation strategy

The strategy seeks to align various technology efforts as a means to better prepare the service for multidomain operations.

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The Army has struggled to produce new aircraft in recent decades, and critics argue the service is being too ambitious in pursuing two aircraft at once.

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Pentagon’s arms sales chief retires as Biden administration faces decisions on transfer policy

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‘Affordable’ hypersonics, small business and sustainment lead DoD tech chief’s priorities

The new undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Heidi Shyu, laid out some of her top priorities for the Pentagon in its innovation race with China at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting on Tuesday.

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A lack of progress on America's debt ceiling risks an economic meltdown.

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DoD, VA officials prep for a possible government shutdown later this week

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Biden hit with backlash over removal of Pentagon’s top nuclear policy official

Lawmakers on both sides of nuclear weapons issues want answers after the lead Pentagon official overseeing the Nuclear Posture Review was ousted after nine months on the job and her position eliminated.

Here are the cheap counter-drone solutions DoD tested in the Arizona desert

Find out who participated in the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office's second demonstration as the Pentagon looks to bring new counter-drone capabilities into an enduring framework.

Turkish shipyard launches mass production of fast patrol boats for coastal defense

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