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U.S. Navy awards $9 million contract modification for Hellfire missile module
U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $9 million U.S. Navy's contract modification for exercise an option for the production of Littoral Combat Ship...
Missile Defense Agency awards Lockheed Martin with $327M contract for Aegis BMD 6.0 capability
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, a business unit of Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a $500 million contract for design, develop, integrate, test...
Navy’s newest fast attack submarine successfully completed initial sea trials
The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, Delaware (SSN 791), submarine successfully completed the initial sea trials.
The American shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Inc. has...
U.S. Army awards contract to Dynetics for hypersonic glide vehicle prototype
The U.S. Army awarded a contract to Dynetics Technical Solutions at an estimated value of $351.6 million to produce the first commercially manufactured set of...
U.S. Marines holds test of new JLTVs aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge
The United States Marine Corps holds test of its newest Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) aboard of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD...
U.S. Navy’s ‘Tomahawk-Capable’ destroyer USS Gravely returns from deployment
The U.S. Navy has announced that its Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), which is equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles, returns...
U.S. Navy’s next-gen advanced arresting gear system starts performance testing with Goshawk
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has announced the T-45C Goshawk aircraft began Navy’s next-generation Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing at the Runway...
Raytheon’s improved Seasparrow missile passes next milestone to begin initial production
The Evolved SeaSparrow (ESSM) Block 2 ship self-defense missile has moved into low-rate initial production, with the U.S. Navy expecting to place missile on track for...
U.S. Marines compete in annual Abrams tank gunnery competition
U.S. Marine Corps Abrams tank crews compete in annual Tiger Competition at Range 409A on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
The competition pits the...
Navy, Marine Corps leaders expressed interest in buying futuristic unmanned maritime systems
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders have expressed interest in buying a futuristic weaponized unmanned maritime systems during the 2019 Advanced Naval Technology...
USS George Washington aircraft carrier marks 50 percent completion in ship’s force work package
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) has reached the halfway point of the ship’s force work package (SFWP) in its mid-life refueling...
U.S. Navy orders production of Knifefish underwater drones
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, will begin low-rate initial production of Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicles under a U.S. Navy...
U.S. Coast Guard commissions two newest national security cutters
The United States Coast Guard commissioned two newest Legend-class national security cutters, during a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 24.
According to a statement released...
U.S. Navy newest expeditionary fast transport ship completed acceptance trials
Austal shipyard has announced that the U.S. Navy newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF ) ship, the future USNS Puerto Rico (EPF11), has successfully completed...
U.S. Navy awards General Dynamics with $1.6 billion contract for newest expeditionary ships
General Dynamics NASSCO, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract from the U.S. U.S. Navy for newest expeditionary ships as part...
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns to homeport after final sea trials
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returns to its homeport in Honolulu after conducting final sea trials near Hawaii Aug. 20, 2019.
According to U.S....
U.S. Navy awards contract to Rafael for TopLite electro-optical sights
One of Israel’s largest defense firms, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has received a $13,3 million contract order for TopLite electro-optical sights to the...
U.S. Navy awards contract to General Dynamics for procurement of F/A-18’s Gatling guns
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S....