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Huntington Ingalls launches newest Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship
The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) launched on 28 March from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, marking a key milestone in...
U.S. Navy hospital ship arrived in New York to contain coronavirus
The USNS Comfort, a 1,000-bed hospital ship, arrived in New York Harbor to support the national, state and local response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
While in...
Raytheon will produce SM-3 Block IB interceptors under $2.1 billion contract
Raytheon Co., one of the world's largest defense contractors, announced on Monday that it will produce and deliver SM-3 Block IB interceptors under a...
General Electric receives $215 million for F/A-18 engines
General Electric, which makes some of the world’s most commonly used aircraft engines, received a $215 million contract modification for the procurement of 48 F414-GE-400 install...
Boeing awarded $1,5 billion for next batch of P-8A maritime aircraft for U.S., allies
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing was awarded a $1,5 billion contract modification to build the 18 Lot 11 P-8A maritime aircraft for the Navy; the...
U.S. Navy awards Raytheon with $493M contract for Tomahawk upgrade
Raytheon Co., one of the world's largest defense contractors, was awarded a contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for Tomahawk upgrade.
The Department...
U.S. Navy hoisted up the real aircraft for jammer pod developmental tests
Enginers of the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command hoisted up the real EA-18G Growler carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft undergo testing of Next Generation...
U.S. Navy and U.S. Army jointly tests hypersonic glide body
The U.S. Department of Defense has reported that the Navy and Army jointly executed the launch of a common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), which...
Raytheon awarded $392M for AIM-9X tactical missiles for U.S., allies
One of major U.S. defense contractors Raytheon is awarded a $392,4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles.
This modification...
Huntington Ingalls completes acceptance trials for newest U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyer
America’s largest military shipbuilding company, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Tuesday that the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
U.S. Navy and AC-130W Gunships conduct joint operations in Arabian Gulf
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has announced that U.S. Navy Cyclone-class patrol coastal ships (PC) and P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central...
U.S. to provide cutting-edge Mark VI armed patrol boats to Ukraine
The U.S. Government plans to provide additional assistance in the amount of $125 million military assistance to Ukraine, including cutting-edge Mark VI armed patrol...
U.S. Navy commissions giant ship designed to support a variety of maritime-based missions
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), during a ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia.
The 784-foot long vessel...
Esper raises concern over Chinese ‘unsafe’ lasering of U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper “raised concern” with China’s minister of national defense over an incident on February 17 in which a U.S....
U.S. Navy completes modification on its F-16As to increase readiness and service life
The Naval Air Systems Command has reported on Monday that the Specialized and Proven Aircraft program office (PMA-226) recently completed a modification on several...
Boeing shares footage from the maiden flight of CMV-22B
On Monday, U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has shared footage from the maiden flight of the Navy's newest version of Osprey aircraft.
The CMV-22B is the...
U.S. Navy christened its newest littoral combat ship
On 29 February, the U.S. Navy has christened its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), during a CDT ceremony...
U.S. Navy conducts convoy exercise in Atlantic for first time since Cold War
The U.S. Navy is conducting convoy operations across the Atlantic for the first time since the end of the Cold War A convoy complied of...