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11 March

Northrop to Equip US Marines H-1 Fleet With Secure Data Link

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $65 million contract to proceed with the production of Link-16 for the US Marine Corps’ H-1 fleet.

11 March

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Seeking Blue Force Adversary Simulator Drones

The US Air Force has awarded a contract to American firm Blue Force Technologies to supply drones for adversary air training.

10 March

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says North Korea Testing New ICBM System

Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile system, marking a "serious escalation" that will be punished with sanctions, a senior US official said.

10 March

Staff Writer With AFP

US: Ukraine Needs Surface-to-Air Missiles, Not Fighter Jets

The US ruled out proposals to send MiG fighter jets to Ukraine via an American base, saying Kyiv's efforts to repel Russia would be better served by the supply of ground-based weapons.

10 March

AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fires a Hellfire missile

Inder Singh Bisht

Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Achieves Initial Operational Capability

The AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile has achieved Initial Operational Capability on the AH-1Z Viper helicopter

10 March

Staff Writer With AFP

US Warns Russia May Use Biological Weapons in Ukraine

The United States rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine.

9 March

Burn pits were often used in Iraq and Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

US Veterans Sick After Burn Pit Exposure Want Recognition — and Compensation

US veterans are lobbying for passage of a bill called the PACT Act so that the Department of Veterans Affairs will recognize illnesses stemming from exposure to burn pits.

9 March