USS Zumwalt is underway for the first time conducting at-sea tests and trials in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 7.
Photo: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
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Monthly Archives: December 2015
General Dynamics protests ACV award
General Dynamics Land Systems has filed a protest to the U.S. Government Accountability Office over the award of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) contracts to BAE Systems and SAIC.
India forced to buy outdated BMP-2s
The Indian Army was forced to place an order for 149 BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles while it waits for progress in the long-delayed BMP-2 upgrade program.
By Fred W. Baker III [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
18th Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division were able to earn foreign jump wings in this year’s Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop.
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Photo: 82nd Airborne Division
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A Deep Dive: Taiwan’s Future Submarine Program
On Dec. 1, the Washington-based Project 2049 Institute sponsored a conference, “A Deep Dive: Taiwan’s Future Submarine Program.”
By ROC NAVY [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Carter: “War, cold or otherwise, with China is (un)likely”
Speaking at the Harvard Institute of Politics on Dec. 2, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told the audience that he believes war with China, cold or otherwise, is unlikely.
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Lawmakers introduce bill to force Obama to transfer frigates to Taiwan
Two U.S. lawmakers have sponsored a bill in the House of Representatives to force the Obama administration to quickly transfer two U.S. Navy frigates to Taiwan
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By U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley via Wikimedia Commons
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German government has publicly rebuked its own foreign intelligence agency
The German government was forced to distance itself from an assessment of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy by its own foreign intelligence agency.
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Philippine court found U.S. Marine guilty of killing transgender woman
A U.S. Marine has been found guilty of killing a transgender woman by a Philippine court. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton will have to serve between six to twelve years in jail.
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