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SlothmanAllen

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Lockheed Martin's laser power reaches new heights: Introduces 500 kW-class System​


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It seems like lasers are closer to becoming viable? I wonder how long it will take before they see widespread use for missile defense on land and at sea?

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Seems that both GE and Pratt will develop NGAD engines through to prototyping.
 
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US Army awards $700 million contract for Bradley successor under the XM30 program​


On July 31, 2023, the US Army awarded a contract valued at $700 million to L3Harris Technologies and its Team Lynx partners, led by American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV). The contract's purpose is to design and prototype the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, which will replace the aging
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Infantry Fighting Vehicle. This award is part of the Army's top six development and modernization priorities, with the final contract expected to be granted in 2027.

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US Army awards $700 million contract for Bradley successor under the XM30 program​


On July 31, 2023, the US Army awarded a contract valued at $700 million to L3Harris Technologies and its Team Lynx partners, led by American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV). The contract's purpose is to design and prototype the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, which will replace the aging
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Infantry Fighting Vehicle. This award is part of the Army's top six development and modernization priorities, with the final contract expected to be granted in 2027.

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I feel like this type of thinking regarding building new docks and looking at areas that might be underemployed with the type of labour experience needed is a good idea for the US Navy.

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that the location of the facilities “takes advantage of experienced trades resources, and solves the ever-looming funding issue.” Northeastern Ohio already has in place a labor force in the trades to support the facilities, according to the release. “This labor pool is largely idle or underemployed” due to the shutdown of automotive and truck manufacturing plants in the region.
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The facility at Lorain in the revised proposal would be a “ship component overhaul, repair, remanufacturing and testing facilities.” The one proposed for Lordstown would be a “ship component and equipment rotatable pool and material stocking and kitting facility.”
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While the idea of building a submarine overhaul yard at Lorain has been shelved, the plan lays out an option for a fifth public yard at the Naval Weapons Station Goose Creek, S.C. That construction would be contingent on the “funding and oversight regimes are proven” for the component repair facilities, the company said.
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