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Jon Harper

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The U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters conducted a joint test mission for the XQ-58A on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 23, 2024. The joint effort focused on the Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer-Portfolio Program (PAACK-P). This test was the result of a collaborative effort between Kratos, the Marine Corps, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)), the Naval Air Systems Command, the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 96th Test Wing.

Marines release new AI strategy

AI
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

DIU helping Navy find cheaper drone interceptors

Weapons
Abraham Denmark, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for AUKUS, left, Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, right, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Jonathan Mead, director-general of the Australian Submarine Agency, Royal Australian Navy Lt. William Hall, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, and Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, pose for a photo during a United States Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), July 7, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dart D. De La Garza)

Pentagon’s top AUKUS adviser and coordinator steps down

Emerging Tech
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