Author: Michael

The Pentagon’s National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) is set to kick off a new program that will enable a fresh cohort of early-stage companies to speedily pilot autonomous, 5G and other emerging technologies — directly with and for the Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
Applications for the NSIN Propel Hawaii accelerator are due from startups by this Friday, and demonstrations of their newly developed capabilities are slated for May 25.

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The Russian Navy’s first Project 22350 frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, has set out on a deployment armed, in part, with new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, according to officials in that country. In 2020, the Russian government said that the warship had carried out the first ever successful live-fire launch of a Zircon during a drill in the White Sea.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Gorshkov‘s deployment, which he said would see the warship sail in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, earlier today during a ceremony.

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U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paul Gorman

The U.S. Air Force has retired one of its least-known assets, the RC-26B Condor surveillance aircraft. While the twin turboprop could hardly look more unobtrusive, it actually led a quite remarkable career, emerging from the shadowy war on drugs and becoming a highly versatile asset for a wide range of missions. It was, in many ways, ‘the little spy plane that could.

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L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed the purchase of ViaSat’s Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business for approximately $1.96bn.
The cash acquisition is still subject to customary adjustments.
Last month, L3Harris announced the receipt of US and allied partner regulatory approvals for the deal.

L3Harris CEO and chair Christopher Kubasik said: “We are in position to close this acquisition much earlier than expected, which means we can welcome our new employees and begin work even earlier on this important modernisation effort.

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