Americas • Page 171 of 507 • The Defense Post

Nov- 2023 -

16 November

S. Korea Cleared to Buy US-Made Sidewinder, SM-6 Missiles for $700M

The US State Department has approved the potential foreign military sale of two missile systems to South Korea for $702.1 million.

15 November

An artist rendering of a Columbia-class nuclear submarine breaching the surface. The top half of the submarine can be seen above the water surrounding it.

Rojoef Manuel

Gecko Robotics to Demo Weld Inspection for Columbia Submarine Program

Gecko Robotics has won a contract to demonstrate advanced weld inspection services for the US Navy’s Columbia-class nuclear submarine program.

15 November

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) transits the Atlantic Ocean

Staff Writer With AFP

US Warship Fires on Drone Launched From Yemen

An American warship opened fire on a drone that was heading toward it from Yemen, a US defense official said.

15 November

NATO Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) plane.

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO to Modernize Surveillance Jets in Face of Russia Threat

NATO announced it will buy six Boeing aircraft to replace its aging fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, bolstering capabilities to track the threat from Russia.

15 November

Artist impression of how the laser defense system could work.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Seeks to Fund Israeli Laser-Based Air Defense System

The US administration has asked Congress to invest $1.2 billion in Israel's directed energy weapon system called the Iron Beam.

15 November

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Opens Missile Defense Lab in North Alabama

Lockheed Martin has inaugurated an engineering hub in North Alabama to integrate additional capabilities supporting the Next Generation Interceptor program.

15 November

Joe Saballa

Taiwanese Soldiers May Soon Train on US Soil

Taiwanese soldiers may soon be permitted to train on US soil to prepare for a potential armed conflict with China.

15 November

Joe Saballa

Biden, Xi to Sign Deal Prohibiting AI in Drones, Nuclear Weapons: Report

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will enter into an agreement to limit the use of artificial intelligence in military weapons.

14 November