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Navy’s Unmanned Task Force to close down with arrival of new Disruptive Capabilities Office
Navy’s Unmanned Task Force to close down with arrival of new Disruptive Capabilities Office
The panel's work has been mostly classified, but was focused on linking useful unmanned tech to real operational issues.
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UK signs off on $4.9B AUKUS submarine design phase contracts with industry trio
UK signs off on $4.9B AUKUS submarine design phase contracts with industry trio
“The aim is to deliver the first UK submarines into service in the late 2030s to replace the current Astute-Cl...
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TODAY: Applications are open for the Inaugural UTIC Challenge! Qualified academic institutions can apply here: https://bit.ly/45jAv1g
https://www.andrewerickson.com/2023/09/china-maritime-report-31-chinas-submarine-industrial-base-state-led-innovation-with-chinese-characteristics/
Continuing Resolution Includes Funds for New Columbia-class Submarine
Applications for the inaugural UTIC Challenge open MONDAY. US, UK, and Australian academic institutions with innovative solutions for undersea tech workforce development may apply at http://underseatech.org/challenge.
In today's Brussels Edition, we take you off the coast of Portugal to see how NATO is looking to stop the sabotage of Europe's infrastructure one year on from the Nord Stream blasts via @business
Undersea Infrastructure in Focus to Prevent Nord Stream-Like Blasts
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.
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Del Toro says Disruptive Capabilities Office to solve Navy challenges
Del Toro says Disruptive Capabilities Office to solve Navy challenges
SECNAV aims to help programs of record adjust to changing fleet requirements, and to go outside the acquisition pr...
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Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill
Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill
The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall ...
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Pentagon acquisition chief LaPlante focused on boosting manufacturing
Pentagon acquisition chief LaPlante focused on boosting manufacturing
Bill LaPlante said sufficient manufacturing rates are a key concern both for the health of the industrial base and for the health of DoD stockpiles.
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AUKUS Partners Advancing on AI, Autonomy https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/9/20/aukus-partners-advancing-on-ai-autonomy

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