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U.S. Marines conducts non-lethal weapons training exercise in Kuwait
The U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Central Command has announced that Marines conducted non-lethal weapons training exercise in Kuwait.
In...
31st Marine expeditionary unit completes MEU exercise
During the regularly-scheduled exercise after the Battalion Landing Team’s relief-in-place, components of the 31st MEU planned and executed full-mission profiles. The exercise is designed...
U.S. Navy launches newest Littoral Combat Ship
The U.S. Navy has launched the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.
The...
USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group deploys to Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Navy has announced that the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) departed San Diego for a scheduled Indo-Pacific deployment, Jan. 17.
More than...
U.S. Marines tested its long distance communications at Camp Pendleton
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, made a long distance call via radio to Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 18, 2020,...
U.S. Navy patrol squadron concludes maritime operations in the Arctic
The U.S. Navy announced that Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 recently concluded maritime operations in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans on, Jan 11, 2020.
For...
U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier entering new testing phases
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that its new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is being tested off the East Coast to...
U.S. Navy newest aircraft carrier begins aircraft compatibility testing
The U.S. Navy newest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Jan. 16 to begin...
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft conducts flight operations
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft conduct flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America while at sea in U.S. 7th Fleet.
The...
U.S. Navy completes first flight of F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with new long-range sensor
For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II...
Boeing’s newest laser gun countered 100+ unmanned aerial vehicles during tests
The world’s largest aerospace company Boeing announced Tuesday that its Compact Laser Weapon System continues to prove its readiness for the U.S. Navy’s counter-unmanned...
Airbus Helicopters awarded U.S. Navy contract for UH-72 support
The U.S. Department of Defense said Monday that Airbus Helicopters Inc., Grand Prairie, Texas won a $37,7 million for a contract for UH-72 Lakota...
U.S. Navy awards contract to Leonardo for new TH-73A training helicopters
The Department of Defense and Leonardo announced on Monday an agreement worth $176.5 million for the production of TH-73A helicopters in support of the...
General Dynamics provides Littoral Combat Ship’s weapon systems upgrade details
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, revealing more details about the upgrade of Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) weapon systems.
The Independence-variant...
U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems for Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser modernization
Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems has received a $175 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg...
Northrop Grumman completes initial in-water testing of new minehunter
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar recently completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval (D&R) payload. Operated from the Mine...
Russian-made Ka-52 and Apache helicopters meet face-to-face in Egypt
Russian-made Kamov Ka-52 and AH-64D Apache attack helicopters of Egyptian Air Force were spotted during Egyptian Naval Forces amphibious landing exercises in the Mediterranean...
U.S. 2nd Fleet achieved full operational capability
Seven months after reaching initial operational capability (IOC), U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) achieved full operational capability (FOC) Dec. 31, 2019.
Since its reestablishment in August...