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U.S. Navy confirms “harassed” of its aircraft carrier by Iranian vessels
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was "harassed" by multiple Iranian vessels during transit of...
Russian SU-24 jets practiced attack on a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Black Sea
A United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer operating in international waters in the Black Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft on...
U.S. Navy awards contract to Raytheon for software upgrade of Zumwalt-class destroyer
Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts has been awarded a $16 million U.S. Navy contract modification for software upgrade of Zumwalt-class destroyer, according to the U.S....
U.S. Missile Defense Agency awards Raytheon with $1B SM-3 missile contract modification
U.S. defense company Raytheon has received a $1 billion contract modification for Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
The modification to the previously awarded contract provides definitize...
U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine USS Topeka returns to Guam
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) returned to its homeport in Guam following a deployment.
Topeka is one of four...
USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier begins operations in U.S. 5th fleet
The U.S. Navy reported that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) beginning operations in U.S. 5th Fleet area.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier...
U.S. Marines hold low-light tests of its newest combat vehicles
The United States Marine Corps held some new tests with its newly designed combat vehicles at Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch on Marine Corps Base...
U.S. Navy awards contract to Raytheon for Standard Missile-6 full-rate production
The U.S. Department of Defense announced that U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Company has received an $1,0 billion contract for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) full-rate production requirements, spares,...
Lockheed Martin awarded $1,9B for construction of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships
U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1,9 billion U.S. Navy contract modification for detail design and construction of four Multi Mission...
Huntington Ingalls gets planning yard design services contract for nuclear-powered submarines
America’s largest military shipbuilding company, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced on Friday that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a planning...
U.S. Navy taps Raytheon for additional SPY-6 integrated air and missile defense radars
The U.S. Department of Defense and Raytheon Company announced on Friday an agreement worth about $250 million to build two additional shipsets of SPY-6...
U.S. Navy demonstrates how to defeat Iran’s fast attack boats
The U.S. Navy has released footage from recent exercise in the Arabian Gulf that showed tests of the MK-60 Griffin guided-missile system.
"The exercise demonstrated a...
General Dynamics to upgrade fire control systems of nuclear ballistic-missile submarines
The U.S. Department of Defense and General Dynamics announced an agreement worth about $299 million for ballistic-missile submarine fire control systems modernization and maintenance.
The...
U.S. Navy awards Bell with $815M contract for UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters support
Bell, part of American conglomerate Textron, received a new contract for support of the H-1 helicopter fleet, according to a recent U.S. Department of Defense...
Huntington Ingalls launches U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, launched the newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier nine days after the christening.
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division...
Future USS St. Louis completes acceptance trials, begins preparations for delivery
Future Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) successfully completed its acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, according to Lockheed Martin news release.
Now that trials...
U.S. Marine Corps upgrades its Utility Task Vehicles
The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has reported that Utility Task Vehicles are undergoing several upgrades designed to improve the safety and performance of...
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ‘harassed’ by 20 Iranian small craft
Iranian state news agency has released satellite image shows U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transited the Strait of Hormuz escorted by...