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12 September

US Army Selects Two Firms for Company-Level ISTAR Drone Program

US Army has chosen two firms to develop a small drone for company-level intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance.

12 September

U.S. Cyber Command members work in the Integrated Cyber Center, Joint Operations Center at Fort George G. Meade.

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Adds Florida Segment to Enhance US Special Ops Services

General Dynamics Information Technology has acquired Iron EagleX to boost its support for the US Special Operations Command and partners.

12 September

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems to Support DARPA AI Airborne Combat Program

BAE Systems has secured a $4-million contract to support DARPA’s artificial intelligence development program for autonomous airborne combat.

11 September

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Funds Hypersonic Thermal Protection System That Sweats

Canopy Aerospace has clinched a $2.8 million US Air Force funding to develop a more resilient hypersonic thermal protection system based on transpiration-cooling.

11 September

Joe Saballa

US Approves Sale of 54 AMRAAM Missiles to Singapore for $133M

The US State Department has cleared the potential sale of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Singapore.

11 September

Joe Saballa

US Military Losing $1.35B Annually Due to Soldier Obesity: Study

The alarming rate of obesity among US soldiers is costing the military up to $1.35 billion annually in direct care expenses and productivity losses.

11 September

Ronald Watkins

Lockheed, Tata Advanced Systems to Enhance C-130J Development in India

Lockheed Martin will team with Tata Advanced Systems Limited to advance the development of the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter in India.

11 September

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 4, 2024) Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) enters Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Sept. 4, 2024. North Carolina is at the shipyard for its Depot Modernization Period, where the shipyard project team and ship’s crew will give the vessel its scheduled maintenance upgrades and makeover. PHNSY & IMF’s mission is to repair, maintain, and modernize Navy fast-attack submarines and surface ships, in order to keep the Navy’s fleet “Fit to Fight.” (U.S. Navy photo by Justice Vannatta)

Rojoef Manuel

Fourth US Navy Virginia Nuclear Submarine Starts Upgrade in Pearl Harbor

The US Navy has commenced the Depot Modernization Period of its fourth Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

11 September

220810-N-WU964-1044 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) Cmdr. Edmund Poynton, commanding officer of the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in an E-2D Hawkeye after a change of command ceremony, in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10. During the change of command ceremony Cmdr. David Wiltshire transferred command of VAW 125 to Poynton. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dallas A. Snider)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Procures New Routers for Advanced Hawkeye Early Warning Aircraft

The US Navy has awarded Fuse Integration a contract to produce router systems for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft.

11 September

Joe Saballa

Argentine Army Exploring Israeli Assault Rifles to Upgrade Arsenal

The Argentine Army is evaluating the acquisition of Israeli-made ARAD-7 assault rifles to update its small arms inventory.

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