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U.S. Marine Corps plans to extend AV-8B Harrier II service life to 2028
U.S. Marine Corps leadership recently decided to extend the service life of the fleet of AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft to 2028.
“We will continue...
Russian Navy may scrap its only aircraft carrier
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, may be decommissioned if the Ministry of Defense and industry wouldn't resolve the question of the replacing...
British newest aircraft carrier returns to Rosyth for planned maintenance
The Royal Navy has announced on 3 April that the newest aircraft carrier, called the HMS Queen Elizabeth, returned to Rosyth for planned maintenance.
The...
Nearly 2,000 UK Armed Forces personnel will deploy to the Baltic Sea
Sailors and Marines from all nations of the UK-led high-readiness Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) will take part in the deployment, due to take place...
National Security Cutter Midgett completed acceptance trials
On April 3, the U.S. Navy's largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, announced its National Security Cutter Midgett successfully completed acceptance trials.
Midgett, the eighth NSC Ingalls...
Marines from ACV new equipment training team complete an operator course in vehicle
New equipment training team or NETT, Marines train to become subject matter experts on new equipment, such as the ACV, in order to teach...
U.S. Marine Corps to buy 2.4 million polymer-cased .50 caliber ammunition
The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to order almost a 2.4 million polymer-cased .50 caliber machine gun ammunition, according to an update on a...
Northrop Grumman awarded $12,8M for MQ-4C Triton aircraft upgrade
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced on 21 April that Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $12,8 modification...
U.S. brings advanced F-35B fighters to Philippines’ Balikatan exercise for first time
The advanced F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), with embarked Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air...
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to sea for the first time in more than 18 months
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) returned to sea for the first time in more than 18 months, according to...
Chinese tank-landing ship with electromagnetic railgun passes sea trials
The People’s Liberation Army Navy has begun rough sea trials of its warship-mounted electromagnetic railgun installed on a Type 072II Yuting-class tank-landing ship, called...
F-35B/C enhances the operational capability for night refueling
In March, teams from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force and Edwards Air Force Base, California, completed testing on an improved probe light...
U.S. Navy awards contract for support of TH-57 Sea Ranger fleet
The U.S. Navy has awarded a modification to a previously awarded contract to Vertex Aerospace LLC from Mississippi for support of TH-57 Sea Ranger...
Boeing to upgrade T/AV-8B Harrier II aircraft
The U.S. Navy has awarded U.S. aerospace giant Boeing two contacts for upgrade and support of T/AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, according to U.S. Department...
Boeing gets $46 million U.S. Navy Orca contract modification
One of the largest U.S. defense contractors, Boeing has been awarded a $46,7 million U.S. Navy contract modification for the Orca Extra Large Unmanned...
Russian Navy to add 180 ships in eight years
The Russian Navy Navy will grow by more than 180 warships and vessels over the next eight years, Russia's Defense Minister Army General Sergei...
Lockheed Martin-led team authenticates keel of future Littoral Combat Ship 25
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, announced that the keel of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 25, the future USS Marinette was authenticated...
BAE Systems to upgrade amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage
BAE Systems, the weapon's manufacturer, has announced that it received a $41.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform routine maintenance and modernization...