Americas • The Defense Post

Nov- 2024 -

21 November

President Trump leaves after speaking at a news conference following the Senate Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on May 19

Trump Names Loyalist Matthew Whitaker as NATO Ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump, who has long criticized NATO as overly reliant on American money, nominated loyalist Matthew Whitaker to the crucial post of ambassador to the alliance.

21 November

A young Palestinian boy stands near a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on August 23, 2024

Staff Writer With AFP

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Call at UN

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas.

20 November

aircraft-dropped unmanned cargo delivery glider

Christine Casimiro

US Awards Silent Arrow $1.8M to Build, Test CLS-200 Drone

Silent Arrow has clinched a $1.8-million Direct to Phase II SBIR contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory to build and test six CLS-200 drones.

20 November

Multi-Class Soft Kill System (MCSKS) countermeasures for ground combat vehicle protection

Christine Casimiro

BAE to Develop Advanced Electronic Warfare Tech for US Combat Vehicles

The US Army has awarded a follow-on contract to BAE Systems to develop Multi-Class Soft Kill System countermeasures to protect the army’s ground combat vehicles.

20 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Western Powers Move to Censure Iran at UN Nuclear Meet

Europeans powers and the US have submitted a resolution censuring Iran for poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.

20 November

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) pulls in beside the USS Constitution in Boston, Mass. Nov. 8, 2024. USS Nantucket will be commissioned Nov. 16. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy’s 14th Freedom Littoral Combat Ship Enters Service

The US Navy has commissioned the 14th Freedom-class littoral combat ship, the USS Nantucket (LCS 27), in Boston, Massachusetts.

20 November

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard recruits from Company Zulu 186 man a fire hose during firefighting training aboard Training Center Cape May Aug. 1, 2012.Shipboard fires are a enduring threat to any mariner, so every recruit learns the basics of shipboard firefighting prior to graduation. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska.

Rojoef Manuel

Pennsylvania Firm to Supply Respiratory Protection Kits to US Coast Guard

MSA Safety has secured a $33-million contract to deliver new respiratory protective solutions to the US Coast Guard.

20 November

Joe Saballa

Lockheed’s Precision Strike Missile Performs Double Salvo in Recent Trial

Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated a double launch of its advanced Precision Strike Missile during a recent production qualification flight test.

20 November