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8 August

Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38). Photo: Austal USA

Austal Rolls Out Final US Navy Independence Warship

Austal USA has launched the US Navy’s final Independence-class littoral combat ship at the company’s shipyard in Alabama.

8 August

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, to conduct flight tests on the Load Adaptable Modular pylon

Inder Singh Bisht

US Air Force Tests Boeing Modular Weapons Pylon on B-1

A US Air Force B-1B test aircraft recently flew with a reconfigurable weapons pylon, enhancing the aircraft’s weapons load capacity by 50 percent.

8 August

Rojoef Manuel

Pennsylvania Firm to Continue Repair, Technical Support for F-35 Program

Pennsylvania-based Triumph Group has announced the extension of repair and technical services for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

8 August

NATO soldiers and International military police secure the area near Zvecan, northern Kosovo

Staff Writer With AFP

US Urges Kosovo to Cooperate as Serb Tensions Rise

The United States urged Kosovo to heed the advice of its longstanding Western supporters to ease tensions that have again risen with Serbs.

7 August

Rojoef Manuel

Colorado Firm to Provide Propulsion Subsystem for Lockheed’s Next Generation Interceptor

Lockheed Martin has selected Voyager Space to provide a propulsion subsystem for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor.

7 August

Joe Saballa

Boeing Delivers First MH-139A Grey Wolf Production Helo to US Air Force

The US Air Force has taken delivery of its first MH-139A Grey Wolf multi-role helicopter produced under a low-rate initial production contract awarded to Boeing.

7 August

Ronald Watkins

Reticulate Micro Delivers Video Streaming Platform to US Army

Florida tech firm Reticulate Micro has announced the initial delivery of its VAST video encoding and compression platform to the US Army.

7 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines Holds Joint Patrols With US, Canada, Australia

The Philippines launched two days of joint sea and air exercises with the US, Canada, and Australia, as Beijing presses its territorial claim over the South China Sea.

6 August