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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...
U.S. Navy awards Textron first production contract for Unmanned Influence Sweep System
The U.S. Navy awarded Textron Systems' AAI Corporation its first low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) Unmanned Surface Vehicle Program,...
Chinese destroyer shot laser at U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft
A People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 shot a weapons-grade laser at a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a...
U.S. Navy test first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from restarted production line
U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Co. has reported that it partnered with the U.S. Navy to successfully flight test the first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from the restarted...
U.S. Marine Corps orders additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles
The U.S. Marine Corps has placed an order for 10 additional 26 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of...
Austal launches Navy’s newest expeditionary fast transport
The Navy’s 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), was launched at Austal USA’s shipyard, Feb. 20.
The launching of...
Sikorsky gets a second presidential helicopters contract, this time for $470 million
The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, received a $470,8 million for a contract to build six production...
Japan begins testing air-launched variant of new anti-ship missile
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has begun testing the improved version of the Type-12 surface-to-ship missile in an air-launched configuration designed for the...
U.S. Navy receives first CMV-22B Osprey
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. announced on its website on 07 February that it had delivered the latest variant of Osprey tiltrotor aircraft...
France cut its nuclear arsenal to under 300 warheads
President Emmanuel Macron announced that France already has cut in the atomic arsenal to under 300 warheads.
"France has cut nuclear arsenal to under 300...
Lockheed Martin delivered 10th Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to U.S. Navy
A Lockheed Martin-led industry team delivered the tenth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship to the U.S. Navy on Thursday, Feb. 6.
According to recent company's news...
Amazing footage shows test of Raytheon’s new Excalibur S precision-guided munition
Raytheon Co., one of the world's largest defense contractors, has released an incredible video of a recent test of its new Excalibur S cannon-launched,...
U.S. Marine Corps places order for additional next-gen radars
The U.S. Marine Corps has placed an order for two additional AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) systems as part of the full-rate production Lot...
Awesome video shows Marine Corps’ newest amphibious vehicle test
U.S. Marines has successfully verified its newest amphibious vehicle ability to work with naval shipping.
Awesome video footage shows the tests of the Marine Corps'...
U.S. Coast Guard receives upgraded long-range surveillance aircraft
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, has announced the delivery of first Block 8.1 upgrade HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft to the U.S. Coast...
Pentagon confirms fielding of new nuclear weapon
The U.S. Department of Defense has officially confirmed that U.S. Navy has fielded the new W76-2 low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) warhead.
The warhead is...
U.S. Marines test newest amphibious vehicle’s ability to integrate with naval shipping
U.S. Marines currently testing the Marine Corps’ newest amphibious vehicle, which will replace the current Amphibious Assault Vehicle.
According to a recent service news release,...