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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...
Pentagon sends Marines to protect US embassy in Baghdad
US Marines landed at the US embassy compound penetrated by militias and their supporters in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a recent US Department of...
US Navy awards $23 million contract modification for support of V-22 flight test
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing have been awarded a $23 million contract modification by the Naval Air Systems Command for...
Top 10 U.S. military news of 2019: NASA to buy rifles, Boeing unveils F-15EX, scientists develops liquid metal and more
NASA will acquire semi-automatic rifles, a mysterious version of Abrams tank was spotted in Romania, and other U.S. military stories you may have missed during...
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...