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This exercise is shaping the long-term future of Army brigades

FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana — A series of experiments with available technology and new unit configurations being tested in Louisiana will shape the future of brigade combat teams and how they deploy to tomorrow’s fights. In early August, the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne...
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US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA to pay $24M to settle fraud probe

MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA, an Alabama-based shipbuilder that makes vessels for the U.S. Navy, has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a $24 million fine to settle an accounting fraud investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. From 2013 through...
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Kongsberg to set up missile plant in Australia, joins local ammo push

CHRISTCHURCH, News Zealand — Australia and the local subsidiary of Norway-based Kongsberg will establish a new missile production in the country, as the company joins other global munitions players in a multibillion-dollar, local push to ramp up munitions production....
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With Italian ship visit, Japanese officials observe F-35 carrier ops

ROME — Japanese military officials have been invited on board an Italian aircraft carrier visiting Japan to see how F-35Bs operate from naval vessels as part of growing defense ties between Rome and Tokyo. As Japan gets set to receive the first of 42 purchased F-35Bs...
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