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U.S. Air Force deployed F-35’s squadron to Europe
The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, Airmen, and associated equipment to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hill AFB, Utah, to participate in...
U.S. State Department clears $80 million sale of Blackjack surveillance system to UAE
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $80 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates of a further batch of RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial surveillance system, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)...
U.S. Army’s Devil Brigade proves fit to fight
The U.S. Army's Devil Brigade proves its ability to alert, marshal, and deploy forces and equipment for contingency operations or an emergency disaster.
The Devil Brigade is part of more than 6,000 U.S. regionally-allocated Soldiers in Germany, Bulgaria,...
U.S. Army seeks to find mission command concepts for operating Soldiers and robots as effective teams
The U.S. Army Futures Command is developing new mission command concepts that will enable Soldiers and robots to operate as effective teams in the future, according to Daniel Lafontaine.
Mission command is the Army's philosophy of command and...
General Dynamics unveils suite of .338 Norma ammunition for its new lightweight machine gun
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, has unveiled a suite of .338 Norma ammunition for use with its new lightweight machine gun.
During the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, the company showcased the...
U.S. Air Force awards contract to Raytheon for new high-speed anti-radiation missiles
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon has won a contract valued at as much as $355,5 million for new high-speed anti-radiation missiles.
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $355,493,640 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM)/Replacement...
Raytheon awarded $151M for support and repairs of AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ missiles for U.S., allies
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon was awarded a $151.5 million contract for integrated logistics support and repairs for the sustainment of the AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ missiles.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Raytheon awarded a...
Huntington Ingalls launces advance construction for future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines
The U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, has announced on Thursday that it has hosted a ceremonial first-cut-of-steel event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class ballistic...