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Navy creates program office to manage nuclear carrier defuelings

November 30, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has established a new program office to plan and manage aircraft carrier inactivations, defuelings and dismantlements, as the service readies for that work to become more common. The Navy still hasn’t fully completed the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier it decommissioned: the former Enterprise was inactivated and defueled at HII’s Newport News…
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Rivian R1T could add a projector for movies on the go

November 30, 2023
The Rivian R1T might get an exciting upgrade. The electric pickup can drive through 3+ feet of water, rock crawl a 100% grade, and take off like a sports car. But what if the Rivian R1T had a mobile projector that could be easily stored in the gear tunnel? That’s what…
CryptoNews

Circle Partners With SBI Holdings to Launch USDC in Japan

November 30, 2023
Circle, a payment services company, and SBI Holdings, a conglomerate of financial companies, have partnered to bring liquidity services for the use of USDC, one of the largest stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market, to Japan, and promote the local use of stablecoins in the Web3 industry. Circle Partners With SBI Holdings to Promote USDC in Japan Circle, a U.S.-based payment services provider…
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CryptoNews

AI-Focused Cryptocurrency Sector Expands by $2 Billion in Less Than 2 Weeks – Market Updates Bitcoin News

November 30, 2023
Recent market data reveals a significant surge in the AI-focused cryptocurrency sector, with its value ballooning by nearly $2 billion in just under two weeks. A major contributor to this growth is the token bittensor (TAO), which soared 86.5% in the last fortnight. AI Crypto Economy Rebounds Strongly In the AI-oriented crypto landscape, the past month has been marked by impressive growth. The top…
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Air Force awards Boeing $2.3B contract for 15 more KC-46s

November 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.3 billion contract for 15 more KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers. The award, announced by the Pentagon Tuesday evening, brings to 153 the number of KC-46s Boeing has on contract to build for the United States and allies.
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Northrop exit from UK satellite bid recasts big-ticket Skynet 6 race

November 29, 2023
LONDON — Defense contractors have been given until March next year to submit bids to provide the U.K. military with a new generation of wideband communication satellites as part of the Ministry of Defence’s Skynet 6 program. Procurement officials for Skynet 6 released an invitation earlier this month to Airbus Defence and Space, Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space with instructions to…
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