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13 January

US Navy Christens Final Spearhead Expeditionary Transport Ship

The US Navy has christened its 16th and final Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, the USNS Lansing (EPF 16), at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

13 January

Joe Saballa

US SOCOM Wants AI That Sees, Hears, and Reads the Battlefield

The US Special Operations Command is exploring how artificial intelligence could process data collected during field operations.

13 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Advances Soldier Awareness With New Multi-Threat Headborne System

Multi-Threat Headborne System is a next-gen combat helmet featuring ballistic protection, modular design, integrated electronics, helmet-mounted power and data, and seamless communications.

13 January

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman to Make US Navy’s Upgraded ASW Torpedo for $233M

Northrop Grumman is set to manufacture and deliver an upgraded version of the US Navy’s lightweight torpedo used in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) — the MK54 MOD 2.

12 January

A rocket begins its launch. A huge cloud of smoke is seen below from it as it rises up, a red glow coming from its underside. The dark background is the night sky.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Space Command Taps SpaceX for Missile Warning, Tracking Satellites

The US Space Systems Command has awarded SpaceX contracts to launch new missile warning and tracking satellites into low-Earth orbit.

12 January

A soldier equipped with a handheld radio. Photo: L3Harris

Rojoef Manuel

NSA Clears Latest L3Harris ISR Radios for Allied Interoperability

The US National Security Agency has certified L3Harris Technologies’ upgraded Rover intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance radio terminals for secure use by approved allied forces.

12 January

Jodesz Gavilan

US Adds Two New Drone Test Sites to Expand Innovation in Aviation

The US has announced two new drone test sites in Oklahoma and Indiana, marking the first expansion of the program in nearly a decade.

12 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Explores GPS-Independent Navigation With ‘Unjammable’ MagNav

Magnav is a next-generation magnetic navigation system, using sensitive magnetometers to detect Earth’s magnetic field, GPS-independent, and jam-resistant.

12 January