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24 May

The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Sailors assigned to Independence's Gold crew and embarked Mine Countermeasures Squadron, Detachment 1, departed Naval Station Mayport for the transit to San Diego after successfully completing testing on the mine countermeasures mission package.

US Navy Christens Final Independence Littoral Combat Ship

The US Navy has christened the final Independence-class littoral combat ship, the USS Pierre (LCS 38) in Mobile, Alabama.

24 May

Al Baker

KC-46 is the Logical Choice for US Tanker Recapitalization

The US Air Force is finally replacing its aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers, and the best aircraft for this critical task is the US-made KC-46 Pegasus.

24 May

EA-18G Growler Airborne Electronic Attack Aircraft

Joe Saballa

US Already Spent $5B in 2024 to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities: Report

The US has already spent approximately $5 billion this year to bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.

24 May

An Iver3-580 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle surfaces in Kaneohe Bay during an informational brief aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 6, 2017. The AUV was demonstrated by the Naval Research Laboratory and 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion for senior leaders with Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The system is a state of the art autonomous device that could help provide amphibious units with quick and accurate underwater survey data. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Develops Underwater Drone Algorithms for Seabed Missions

The US Navy is developing and testing algorithms to sustain unmanned underwater vehicle operability in bathymetry operations.

24 May

Joe Saballa

White House Mulls Allowing Ukraine to Fire US Weapons Into Russia

White House officials have reportedly begun discussing easing the restrictions imposed on US-made weapons supplied to Ukraine.

24 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop to Support US-Japan Counter-Hypersonic Missile Program

Northrop Grumman will collaborate on the US-Japan counter-hypersonic missile system development program.

23 May

Inder Singh Bisht

DARPA Advances to Next Design Phase of Naval VTOL Drone Project

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has picked six designs for the next phase of its AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program.

23 May