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China to showcase new Sea Eagle submarine-launched cruise missile
Chinese defense company will showcase the country’s locally built CM-780UNB or also called Sea Eagle submarine-launched cruise missile during upcoming AirShow China 2018 exhibition, which is set...
Turkey’s first indigenous maritime cruise missile is ready for mass production
Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSB) announced that it has signed deals with two local firms for the production of Turkey's first maritime cruise...
Raytheon’s Ship Self-Defense System demonstrates first link from surface ship to F-35B
On 31 October, Raytheon has announced that for the first time ever, company’s Ship Self Defense System established a digital air connection between a sea-based U.S....
U.S. Marine Corps awards Rheinmetall with $59M contract for 40mm ammunition
The German company Rheinmetall announced on 29 October that it has received an order to produce and deliver 40mm practice ammunition for the U.S....
Marine Corps F-35B stealth jets conducted aerial refueling mission above the East China Sea
Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish from 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit said the Marines and aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) flexed their...
NATO kick off large-scale military exercise amid Russian warnings
NATO launched the largest exercise in recent history military drills to showcase its own military prowess amid Russian warnings.
Held in Norway, the Trident Juncture 2018 exercise...
U.S. Marines conduct cold weather training in Iceland ahead of Trident Juncture 18
In a statement made Monday, the NATO officials say that U.S. Marines take part in cold weather training in Iceland marking the initial phase of NATO’s...
Airbus Helicopters to showcase H135 during U.S. Navy Fleet Fly-In event
In a statement made on 19 October, the Airbus Helicopters announced that company will showcase the versatile and market-leading H135 aircraft as the future...
Seahawk helicopter crashed on the USS Ronald Reagan’s flight deck
Several people were injured Friday 19 October 2018, when a US Navy MH-60 Seahawk crashed on the USS Ronald Reagan’s flight deck in the...
U.S. Marines land in Iceland in initial phase of exercise Trident Juncture 18
Around 90 U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit landed at Keflavík on Wednesday, marking the initial phase of NATO’s Exercise Trident Juncture...
Huntington Ingalls christened new DDG 121 guided missile destroyer
On Oct. 6, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the guided missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) with approximately 900 guests in...
U.S. Navy confirms “unsafe” confrontation between the USS Decatur and Chinese destroyer
U.S. defense officials have confirmed that a USS Decatur came dangerously close to a Chinese destroyer during a recent exercise, forcing the US destroyer to perform...
Boeing receives contract for support of Trident II strategic weapon systems
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 1 October that it had awarded a $26,6 million contract to the Boeing for support of Trident...
U.S. Navy looking to upgrade its C-130 Hercules aircraft fleet
U.S. Navy officials describe upgrade of C-130 Aircraft Hercules aircraft.
The Navy provides a continuous forward-deployed maritime strike and expeditionary power protection force, Navy Rear Adm. Scott D....
U.S. Navy awards contract to Huntington Ingalls for six Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a large-scale contract for construction of six Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Flight III destroyers for the U.S. Navy.
The U.S...
U.S. Coast Guard implements transfer of two 110-foot Island-class cutters to Ukraine
The U.S. Coast Guard implements a transfer of two former 110-foot Island-class patrol cutters to Ukraine.
According to the statement, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Michael...
U.S. Navy to commission submarine Indiana
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 27 September that the U.S. Navy to commission submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789).
The U.S. Navy will commission its...
Russia tests Bastion coastal missile system at the Arctic exercise on Kotelny Island
Russia says it has for the first time used its Bastion coastal missile system at the Arctic exercise on Kotelny Island.
On 26 September, Ministry...