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9 September

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile From Unmanned Vessel

The US Department of Defense announced a missile launch from the unmanned surface vessel Ranger in a milestone test.

9 September

Hercules Reyes

US Navy Bringing DRAKE Anti-Drone System to Surface Ships

To defend against the possibility of attack by relatively inexpensive, easily purchased technology, the navy has introduced the Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) anti-drone system aboard its surface ships.

9 September

Hercules Reyes

US Marine Corps Acquires First MQ-9A ‘Reaper’

The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (VMU-1) has procured an MQ-9A “Reaper” unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a first for the Marine Corps.

9 September

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Demonstrates Stryker-Mounted Laser-Weapon System

The US Army completed the “combat shoot-off” (CSO) of its first high-energy laser weapon prototype, manufacturer KBR revealed.

9 September

Joint US-Turkey air patrol over northeast Syria

Hercules Reyes

Boeing Delivers Proposal for Potential Black Hawk Successor DEFIANT X

Sikorsky-Boeing delivered the proposal to the US Army for the DEFIANT X project, which will be part of the army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

8 September

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Selects BAE Systems for Next-Gen Aircraft Control

DARPA has contracted BAE Systems to design an aircraft active flow control technology.

8 September

The DDG 1002 heading out to trials. Photo: Bath Iron Works

Hercules Reyes

Third Zumwalt Class Destroyer Finishes Builder Trials

USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) — the third Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer — underwent a five-day trial that included demonstrations of operational capabilities of its hull, mechanical, and electrical systems.

7 September