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30 August

Afghan people wait to leave the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport as US Troops Pull Out

Rockets were fired at Kabul's airport where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan.

27 August

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Hercules Reyes

US State Department Announces Potential Missile Sale to Australia

The US State Department announced a potential foreign military sale to Australia in a $350 million deal that will include defense services for future missile production.

27 August

South Korean soldiers patrol along the line through the Demilitarized Zone in Hwacheon County

Hercules Reyes

US State Department Clears $258M Arms Sale to South Korea

The US Department of State has approved the sale of precision-guided munitions and related equipment to South Korea in a deal worth $258 million.

27 August

The Navy's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) completes its first live fire event July 19 off the coast of Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy’s Extended-Range AARGM to Enter Production

The US Navy approved the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for production after being cleared by the Milestone C review.

27 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Suicide Bombers Kill Scores at Kabul Airport

Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport, killing scores of people including 13 US troops.

26 August

The Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) heads offshore at sunrise for an Operational Assessment mission off the coast of South Florida in November 2019

Hercules Reyes

US Navy Unmanned Minesweeping Tests Successful

The US Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System has completed its initial operational test and evaluation.

26 August

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Tests 2,000-Pound Dialable Effects Munition

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has demonstrated the customized detonation of an aircraft-launched munition.

26 August

Hercules Reyes

US DoD to Work on Project for Digital Copy of Gas Turbines

The US Department of Defense has awarded a winning proposal for a supercomputing project that will focus on the research and development of large-scale integrated simulations of gas turbine engines.

26 August

A 52nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft flies over the skies of New Mexico.

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Remotely Retargets Cargo Aircraft-Launched Missiles

The US Air Force has demonstrated its air-to-surface standoff missile-equipped Palletized Weapon System by remotely retargeting simulated missiles aboard a cargo aircraft.

25 August