HAZARDS 12NM N SOCORRO, NM, Saturday, May 18, 2024 through Sunday, May 19, 2024 UTC New

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 SPACE OPERATIONS BROTHERS, OR, Saturday, May 18, 2024 through Sunday, May 19, 2024 UTC New

 VIP Merrimack, NH, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Local New

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 U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756 Million Hypersonic Weapon System Contract  - Today the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $756 million contract to deliver additional capability for the nation’s ground-based hypersonic weapon system, the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW).

 Decades of nuclear expertise guides global nonproliferation innovation today  - Researchers tackling national security challenges at ORNL are upholding an 80-year legacy of leadership in all things nuclear. Today, they’re developing the next generation of technologies that will help reduce global nuclear risk and enable safe, secure, peaceful use of nuclear materials, worldwide....

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 Military’s novel floating pier arrives in Gaza amid security concerns  - The Gaza aid pier is made possible by an oft-neglected but vital military capability known as Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS.

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 Navy, Marine Corps pitched three systems for first Replicator batch  - An acquisition official said the Navy and Marine Corps brought three systems to Replicator, but declined to clarify whether all were selected.

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 Here’s how the US Army’s multidomain task force is contributing to AUKUS  - The 3rd Multidomain Task Force is collaborating with Australia and the U.K. to develop technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning.

 Poland receives final TB2 drone delivery from Turkey’s Baykar  - The TB2 made headlines when Ukrainian forces used them against Russia early on in the war.

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 Hundreds pack funeral for slain airman Roger Fortson  - “As you can see from the sea of Air Force blue, I am not alone in my admiration of Senior Airman Fortson,” Col. Patrick Dierig told mourners Friday.

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 Pentagon acquisition can no longer ignore the industrial base  - The industrial base cannot be considered in isolation. It needs to be a part of the holistic way the Pentagon does acquisition.

 Germany, Slovakia work to extend repair hub for Ukraine beyond 2024  - The lease for the site, which repairs battle-damaged weaponry built by KMW and Nexter, is slated to run out by year's end.

 Power outage downed US F-16 jet in 2023 crash in South Korea  - A U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter crashed in a field in northwestern South Korea last year after the jet partially lost power, an investigation found.

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 French defense committee takes swipe at German industry tack  - Leaders in Berlin and Paris have managed to quell bilateral industry animosities in key projects, but grievances continue to bubble under the surface.

 Here’s how the Army’s Multidomain Task Force is contributing to AUKUS  - The 3rd Multidomain Task Force is collaborating with Australia and the U.K. to develop technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning.

 Air Force special operations boss tapped to run service academy  - Bauernfeind’s nomination to run the U.S. Air Force Academy comes fewer than 18 months after he took over as Air Force Special Operations Command boss.

 Marines, special ops test MRZR vehicles that add power, payload capacity  - Polaris developed two new MRZR Alpha variants that support using more payloads in the field: a power export variant, and a heavy payload variant.

 Children’s hospitals take fight over military payments to Congress  - A change in how the military pays for care at civilian children's hospitals may cause significant health care access problems, advocates warn.

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 France turns to AI for signals analysis in underwater acoustics war  - French naval intelligence analysts want to hear a wrench falling in a hold in a faraway vessel, or its pumps starting up.

 USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan homeport after nearly 9 years  - The aircraft carrier's departure comes at a time of growing tension in the face of increasingly assertive China in the Indo-Pacific.

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 Coast Guard allows larger hand tattoos, ink behind each ear  - The Coast Guard is easing its tattoo policy in an effort to reduce barriers to entry and affirm its goal to be an employer of choice.