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Boeing Wins $2 Billion Space Force Deal for Military Satellites

Boeing Wins $2 Billion Space Force Deal for Military Satellites

June 25: Boeing won a US Space Force contract worth as much as $2 billion to develop and build two new military communications satellites, beating incumbent Lockheed Martin Corp. and handing the company’s troubled space unit a rare boost. The award covers the next phase of the Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension, or MUOS SLE, a programme designed to keep secure narrowband communications available to American and allied forces. The first satellite is scheduled for delivery in 203
News United States
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Why Japan's Warship Exports Are Reshaping Indo-Pacific Power

Why Japan's Warship Exports Are Reshaping Indo-Pacific Power

When reports emerged in late April that Japan had offered India the design plans for its prized Mogami-class frigate, the significance went well beyond a single contract. According to the South China Morning Post, Tokyo proposed letting India build the ships in its own yards using Japanese materials, with each hull costing about US$500 million and armed with anti-ship missiles and torpedoes. It is also the clearest sign yet of a strategy that is reshaping naval power across the region. Japan is
Analysis Indo-Pacific
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