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Rocket Lab unveils new pad as firm preps first Neutron rocket launch

September 2, 2025
WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia— As Rocket Lab prepares to roll out its new Neutron rocket as a fresh competitor for military and commercial missions, the firm on Thursday unveiled the launch complex from which the vehicle will fly – possibly by the end of the year. Housed within the Virginia Space Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, the facility, dubbed Launch Complex 3…
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Why is the Army chopping away at its chopper fleet?

September 1, 2025
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. For many Americans, the U.S. Army is nearly synonymous with its helicopters. Think of popular…
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NATO says all allies to meet 2% defense-spending target this year

September 1, 2025
PARIS — NATO said all alliance members will spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense this year, the first time for that to happen since the spending target was set more than a decade ago. Three countries – Poland, Lithuania and Latvia – are on track to meet a more ambitious target for 3.5% spending, set at a meeting just over two months ago, according to data on allied defense spending…
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Canada shortlists German, South Korean yards for massive sub program

August 29, 2025
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to South Korea in late October to visit Hanwha Ocean’s facilities as the competition to provide Canada with a new submarine fleet has narrowed to two potential bidders. Carney announced in Berlin on Aug. 26 that Canada had shortlisted thyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Hanwha Ocean as the two firms that are being…
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Phelan establishes new Naval Rapid Capabilities Office

August 27, 2025
The civilian head of the U.S. Navy announced the service will consolidate several wings and create a new office focused on development and problem-solving. Navy Secretary John Phelan said the Navy established the Naval Rapid Capabilities Office, which will dismantle and absorb the Maritime Accelerated Response Capability Cell, Disruptive Capabilities Office, NavalX and the Navy’s execution of…
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