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U.S. Navy receives newest LCAC hovercraft
The U.S. Navy has announced that the newest Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Sept....
U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft crashes near NASA flight center
On 31 August, the U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft crashed near the NASA flight center on Wallops Island during a training flight.
"The two...
Raytheon awards contract to EMCORE for MK 54 torpedo program
EMCORE Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Technologies valued at $3.6 million to deliver SDI500 IMUs (Inertial Measurement...
Ukraine’s newest spy ship set sail
Ukrainian Navy new intelligence collection ship, commonly known as Lagoon, departed its Odessa base August 28 for testing, the Dumskaya.net reported.
The Lagoon military intelligence...
U.S. and Hellenic Navy completes maneuvering exercises amid Turkey row
U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) executed maneuvering exercises with the Hellenic Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, amid...
U.S. Marines newest helicopter completes sea trials
A new CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter from Sikorsky has completed sea trials, according to a company news release.
"364 landings and takeoffs, day and...
Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul completes successful acceptance trials
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan.
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 21,...
U.S. Navy holds decommissioning ceremony for USS Champion
The U.S. Navy conducted a formal decommissioning ceremony for the Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Champion (MCM 4) at Naval Base San Diego.
USS Champion...
U.S. Marine Corps conducts rapid deployment drill in Japan
On August 20, the U.S. Marine Corps announced that 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Marines conducted a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team rapid deployment drill...
U.S. Marine Corps replaces its legacy radar systems with G/ATOR
The U.S. Marine Corps is replacing its legacy ground weapons locating radar with a new AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multi-role radar system.
The details were...
U.S. Navy unmanned helicopter crashed at Point Mugu naval base
An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 crashed during a routine training flight at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu...
Pentagon aims to start production of ground-launched cruise missiles
The U.S. Department of Defense is aiming to start producing a ground-launched system for holding and firing cruise missiles on mobile platforms, such as...
U.S. Navy awards contract to BAE Systems for USS Preble upgrade
The Department of Defense said Thursday that BAE Systems won a $103,5 million for a contract to upgrade and repair Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble...
Turkish missile-carrying fast attack craft seen close to Greek island
A Turkish Navy Yıldız-class fast attack craft equipped with what appeared to be Harpoon missiles was sighted several kilometers away from the Greek island...
U.S. Marine Corps Blackjack completed its first flight in Australia
The RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial system was launched for the first time in Australia at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory on Aug. 8.
U.S....
Greece Armed Forces on alert as tensions with Turkey heat up
Greece's Armed Forces were placed in a state of absolute readiness after the Turkish navy performed maritime exercises off the island of Rhodes as...
China hold landing drills amid increased U.S. military activity in South China Sea
The People's Liberation Army forces reportedly hold massive landing drills amid U.S. recent increased military activities in the South China Sea region.
Ministry of the...
U.S. Marines train for rapid combined arms assault in Australia
U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, taken parts in a simulated fire mission utilizing heavy machine...