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11 April

181207-N-LN093-1003 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 7, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) transits the San Diego Bay. The future USS Michael Monsoor is the second ship in the Zumwalt-class of guided-missile destroyers and will undergo a combat availability and test period. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned into the Navy Jan. 26, 2019, in Coronado, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jasen Moreno-Garcia/Released)

HII to Upgrade Vertical Launch System Capabilities of US Navy Ships

HII has received a contract to explore and produce enhanced capabilities for vertical launching systems used by US Navy ships.

11 April

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Secretary to Flight-Test AI-Operated F-16

US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is set to fly in a newly-configured F-16 fighter aircraft operated by artificial intelligence (AI).

11 April

Joe Saballa

Ursa to 3D Print New Missile Motor for US Navy

Ursa Major has entered into an agreement with the US Navy to produce a new, 3D-printed solid rocket motor for the Standard Missile program.

11 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Guyana Buys Military Patrol Vessel Triggering Rebuke From Venezuela

Guyana has bought a military patrol vessel from French shipbuilder Ocea, triggering a rebuke from Venezuela, which claims an oil-rich region of Guyana as its own.

10 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Texas Defense Startup Demos Marine Drones for Counter China Initiative

Saronic Technologies demonstrated a pair of autonomous surface vessels being developed for the Pentagon’s China-focused Replicator program.

10 April

A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter is seen flying over a desert plains. The dry, almost barren ground below has a pale yellow color. The helicopter's four spinning blades are blurry from its rotation. The helicopter's paint is dark green.

Juster Domingo

Greece Buys 35 UH-60M Black Hawks From US

The government of Greece has officially signed off on its purchase of 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the US.

10 April

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Sell $138M in Urgent Military Upgrades to Ukraine

The US has agreed to sell $138 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine to repair and upgrade its Hawk missile systems while a larger $60 billion aid package remains stalled in Congress.

10 April