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First Keel Laying of the New Australian Navy Patrol Boats

First Keel Laying of the New Australian Navy Patrol Boats

The National Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone with the laying of the keel on the first of six new Cape Class Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy.

The vessels are being built by Western Australian company Austal at Henderson, which will grow the patrol boat force to 16 ves…

MDA Falling Behind on Missile Defense Tests: GAO

MDA Falling Behind on Missile Defense Tests: GAO

In fiscal year 2019, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) delivered many of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) assets it planned and conducted key flight tests, but did not meet all of its goals for the year.

For example, MDA successfully delivered interceptors for use by warfighters and co…

Adm. Gilday: USS Bonhomme Richard Damaged on 11 of 14 Decks

Adm. Gilday: USS Bonhomme Richard Damaged on 11 of 14 Decks

WASHINGTON — Firefighters combating the blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard faced zero visibility and the threat of explosions as the fire spread through nearly all of the ship’s decks, Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations, described in an email to senior naval leaders.

The fire, w…

Boeing Wins C-17 Training Contract for NATO Airlift Program

Boeing Wins C-17 Training Contract for NATO Airlift Program

LONG BEACH, California — Boeing will provide aircrew training support for the Strategic Airlift Capability’s multinational fleet of C-17 aircraft under a new U.S. Air Force Foreign Military Sale contract for a C-17 Weapon System Trainer (WST) that will be stationed at Pápa Air Base, Hungary.

French Firm Develops Ceramic Antenna in ESA Innovation Program

French Firm Develops Ceramic Antenna in ESA Innovation Program

A new breakthrough technology has developed 3D structured ceramics using additive manufacturing and very solid ceramic materials.

One domain where this new technology has great potential is with antenna applications – since it can be used to make compact antenna that still have good radio and me…

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