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🔷 Saved Rounds! 3.12.24

The Army plans to send prototype Stryker-mounted laser weapons to the Middle East, but weather conditions can affect the lasers. AeroVironment reported a 39% increase in earnings due to demand for loitering munitions in Ukraine. Several countries made advancements in defense technology, including Denmark launching a competition to replace its coastal radars and Sweden joining NATO as the 32nd alliance member. Rafael expects its Iron Beam laser defenses to be active in 2025. Lockheed Martin received a contract mod for the Army's Precision Strike Missile. The British Army is getting computerized rifle sights to shoot down drones. The US and Japan are finalizing an agreement to jointly develop a hypersonic missile defense interceptor.

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🔷 Under the Sea

There will be no emails next week as the sender is low on gas and heading to refuel. The article discusses the strategic value and vulnerability of undersea cables in the context of the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Various alliances have been formed to protect, monitor, and build new connections to maintain the flow of information. Some tech companies are also building their own undersea cables. The article also mentions the UK supplying drones to Ukraine, the Marine Corps equipping MQ-9s with jamming pods, and the issue of rearming US Navy ships at sea.

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