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Trump Unveils New Afghanistan Strategy
WASHINGTON --- President Donald J. Trump unveiled an expansive new strategy for South Asia aimed at bolstering American security. The new strategy encompasses Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, the Cent

Boeing, Northrop Win $349M Contracts to Study ICBM Replacement
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $349,159,962 contract for Ground-based Strategic Deterrent. This contract is to conduct technology maturation and risk reduction to deliver a

US Navy Launches Pause, Inquiry After Spate of Ship Collisions
WASHINGTON --- The chief of Naval Operations says he is devastated and heartbroken over the collision of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, and has ordered a worldwid

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Trump Unveils New Afghanistan Strategy
WASHINGTON --- President Donald J. Trump unveiled an expansive new strategy for South Asia aimed at bolstering American security. The new strategy encompasses Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, the Cent...

Boeing, Northrop Win $349M Contracts to Study ICBM Replacement
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $349,159,962 contract for Ground-based Strategic Deterrent. This contract is to conduct technology maturation and risk reduction to deliver a ...

US Navy Launches Pause, Inquiry After Spate of Ship Collisions
WASHINGTON --- The chief of Naval Operations says he is devastated and heartbroken over the collision of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, and has ordered a worldwid...

Lockheed Wins $427M Contract for F-35 - Sixth In Four Weeks
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded not-to-exceed $427,088,637 for undefinitized order N0001917F0027 against a previously issued basic ordering ...

Search Efforts Continue for USS John S. McCain Sailors
CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore --- Aircraft from the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) will continue search efforts Aug. 22 for 10 missing Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS ...

Canadian CF-188s Replace RAF Typhoons in Romania Air Police Mission
CONSTANTA, Romania --- Four Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-188 fighter aircraft arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania on August 20 for a four-month deployment under NATO’s enhanced Air ...

UK Military Drones Face “Significant Issues” Says Spending Watchdog
Two of the government’s flagship drone projects – development of the new ‘Protector’ armed drone to replace the Royal Air Force’s current Reaper system, and the Army’s ‘Watchkeeper’ surveillance drone...

With Latest Funding Agreement, Sweden Awakens from its Defense Slumber
Sweden’s minority government and political opposition Alliance bloc have agreed to a new defense deal that will provide SEK8.1 billion ($1 billion) in additional funding for the country’s broad securi...

Japan Faces Obstacles to Deploying New Missile Defenses
TOKYO --- Japan is readying its Ground Self-Defense Force for the planned deployment of a new U.S. missile defense system, despite logistical speed bumps and criticism from opposition parties. Th...

US Navy Orders Operational Pause Following Collision
PENTAGON --- The U.S. Navy is promising to take "a much more aggressive stance" as it tries to determine what led to a second collision between a U.S. guided-missile destroyer and a commercial vessel ...

Canada DND Details C$5.2Bn Thales Naval Support Contract
The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to renew the Royal Canadian Navy's fleet through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). This investment will ensure that the Royal Canadian...

Turkey’s Havelsan to Supply Qatar with ‘Joint Warfare Center’
On August 21, Turkish defence electronics vendor Havelsan signed a contract with the Qatar Armed Forces to supply it with a ‘Joint Warfare Center.’ Havelsan is Turkey’s primary supplier of command ...

Australian Navy Picks Thales for Deployable Mine Countermeasures
The Royal Australian Navy is forging ahead with new technologies to counter the threat of sea mines to military and commercial vessels. The Head of Navy Capability, Rear Admiral Jonathan Mead, said...

QinetiQ Leads Next Phase of Unmanned Systems Exploitation
QinetiQ has signed a £4.5m contract to lead phase four of the Maritime Autonomous Platform Exploitation (MAPLE) project for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The MAPLE project, ...

Nammo Rediscovers Base-Bleed for Artillery Munitions
In Nammo, we believe that those doing an important job on behalf of society deserve the right equipment. Our role is to help provide that equipment, and to that end we are always looking for innovativ...

The United States and 250 Years of Irregular War
The United States has been continuously engaged in irregular combat since initiating operations in Afghanistan the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. homeland. Its military forces...

Afghanistan Upgrades Special Operations Division to Corps
Afghanistan’s elite Special Operations Forces officially transitioned from a division to a corps, as part of a four-year security plan aimed at vastly improving the country's security forces. “Toda...

Future USS Portland (LPD 27) Completes Acceptance Trials
PASCAGOULA, MS. --- The future USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Aug. 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries' shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississip...

Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock (LCS 9) Completes Builder's Trials
MARINETTE, Wis. --- The Lockheed Martin-led industry team successfully completed the future USS Little Rock's (LCS 9) Builder's Trials on Aug. 17. The ship's sea trials were completed in Lake Michigan...

US Navy Launches Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
SAN DIEGO --- The Navy launched Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Hershel 'Woody' Williams (ESB 4) at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, Aug. 19. The launch of ESB 4 involved slowly flooding the laun...

UK Ministry of Defence Extends Saab Training Contract
Defence and security company Saab and the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a three-year contract extension for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) as a fully ma...

Darpa’s Mobile Force Protection Aims to Thwart Small UAVs
DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program focuses on a challenge of increasing concern to the U.S. military: countering the proliferation of small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs). These systems...

Pratt & Whitney Begins GTF Production Ramp Up
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- With the recent boom in commercial aircraft orders over, the focus is now turning to fulfilling the tremendous backlogs that both Airbus and Boeing have accumulated. The boom was dr...

India Commissions Locally-built Landing Craft
Dr. Jagdish Mukhi, Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, commissioned IN LCU L52 into the Indian Navy today at Port Blair. IN LCU L52 is the second Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV class ...

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