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(Defense) The US Navy inks a deal for a tenth Block V Virginia-class submarine (Defense News)

David B. Larter The U.S. Navy sealed the deal on a 10th ship in its latest iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarine, issuing a $2.4...

(Defense) Proposed US submarine-hunting plane prompts hand-wringing in Germany (Defense News)

Sebastian Sprenger The U.S. government has cleared the sale of five P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to Germany, but Berlin is nowhere near ready to make...

(Defense) US Air Force’s T-38 trainer could soon dogfight with augmented reality adversaries (Defense Nerws)

Valerie Insinna In the future, when U.S. Air Force fighter pilots face off in aerial combat training missions, they could be dogfighting the video game version...

(Defense) The US Navy’s shaky plan to save its shipyards is getting overhauled (Defense News)

Joe Gould and David B. Larter The U.S. Navy is reworking its tenuous plan to revitalize its public shipyards, where the fleet’s nuclear maintenance is done, as it...

(Defense) Pentagon, Intel partner to make more US microchips for military (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden The Pentagon’s top research arm and Silicon Valley giant Intel will work together to increase domestic production of secure microchips used widely in defense systems. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/03/19/pentagon-intel-partner-to-make-more-us-microchips-for-military/

(Defense) US Navy, armaments consortium forge partnership to solve energetics tech challenges (Defense News)

Joe Gould Amid fears about the strained industrial base for energetics, a key part of munitions and other conventional weapons, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian...

(Libya) Good News in Libya? (Crisis Group)

This week, Richard Atwood and Naz Modirzadeh talk to Crisis Group’s Libya expert Claudia Gazzini about the successful formation of a new interim government...

(USA/Africa) Understanding the New U.S. Terrorism Designations in Africa (Crisis Group)

The U.S. has designated two armed groups in the DRC and in Mozambique as terrorist organisations, claiming they are affiliated with the Islamic State,...

(Yemen) The Case for More Inclusive – and More Effective – Peacemaking in Yemen (Crisis Group)

International efforts to end the war in Yemen are stuck in an outdated two-party paradigm, seeking to mediate between the Huthis and their foes....

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