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Northrop Grumman develops space-based hypersonic missile defense system
Northrop Grumman, one of the world's largest defense contractors, announced on Monday that it has been selected as one of four Other Transaction Authority awards for the Phase IIa Prototype Payload Design and Signal-chain Processing Demonstration of...
USS Harry S. Truman begins flight operations in U.S. Sixth Fleet
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa said Sunday that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) begins flight operations in U.S. Sixth Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners.
Deploying ships and...
Bell Boeing gets $218 million Osprey support contract modification
Bell-Boeing, a joint-venture between Boeing and Bell Helicopter, has been contracted for "based logistics and engineering support" Â for the V-22 Osprey aircraft, according to a recent U.S. Department of Defense news release.
The contract modification, from Defense Logistics...
Russian Su-30 fighter jets criticized by Belarus, they want F-16
Russia has started implementing a contract on the delivery of a batch of its newest Su-30SM multirole fighter jets to Belarus, but some analysts raised concerns about costs over the entire life cycle of the aircraft, from...
USS John P. Murtha amphibious transport dock ship returns from 7-month deployment
The U.S. Navy said that the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), returned to San Diego.
The Sailors and Marines of the John P. Murtha, part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), returned...
Leaked photo: General Atomics offers possible Japenese helicopter destroyer conversion into aircraft carrier
Pictures of a possible Japanese helicopter destroyer JS Izumo conversion into a full-fledged aircraft carrier have appeared on social media.
Japan has grand ambitions to upgrade one of its largest warship, the so-called helicopter destroyer JS Izumo, into...
Iranian P-3 aircraft flew dangerously close to U.S. Navy warships
The U.S. Navy has released footage that shows an Iranian P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft flew dangerously close to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment-at-sea with the guided-missile cruiser...
2nd Security Forces Squadron will arm up with M9 Beretta for the final time
The U.S. Air Force has announced that the 2nd Security Forces Squadron will arm up with the legendary M9 Beretta for the final time on November 30.
Instead, they will begin carrying the M18 Modular Handgun System, a...