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The UK Carrier Strike Group will depart next month and the press release from the British government says ships from the strike group will “participate in Exercise Bersama Lima to mark the 50th anniversary of the Five Powers Defence Agreement between Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.”
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The U.S. Navy successfully hit a surface target with a SM-6 air defense interceptor that was fired from over-the-horizon during the Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21 on Apr. 25.
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The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is working with the West Virginia University to develop a tool to determine if an anti-ship missile still poses a threat after being hit by an air defense weapon system.
Graphic: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
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The Pentagon has given Boeing a $73 million contract to integrate the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
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The U.S. Navy is preparing to operate the MQ-4C from Japan by shipping the Triton Unmanned Air System’s forward operating base (FOB) from NAS Patuxent River to Japan on Apr. 12.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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