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J.D. Simkins is Editor-in-Chief of Military Times and Defense News, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War.

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Pentagon, Lockheed Martin agree to $4.7 billion PAC-3 interceptor deal

Lockheed in January discussed a target of increasing annual PAC-3 interceptor production from approximately 600 to 2,000 over a span of seven years.

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US Navy taps Gecko Robotics to help remedy maintenance headaches

Gecko deploys AI and robotics on 18 ships assigned to the Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet

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Gay dating app Grindr declared threat to military personnel by US government

The app, which had 27 million users as of 2017, made personal information available without permission.

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