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21 August

Swedish Firm Wins Pentagon’s Hearing Protection Headset Contract

INVISIO has clinched a $16.6 million contract to deliver communication and hearing protection solutions to the US Department of Defense.

20 August

Impression image of an F-35 with JASSM-ER.

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Orders Ramp Up of JASSM, LRASM Air-Launched Missiles Production

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $130-million contract modification to ramp up the production of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles and Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles.

20 August

A Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA (SM-2 Blk IIIA) interceptor is launched from the USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) off the coast of Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of Vigilant Wyvern/Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48, a joint test of the U.S. Navy Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency conducted October 25, 2023.

Ronald Watkins

X-Bow Hypersonic Booster Passes Preliminary Design Review

X-Bow Systems announced that it has completed the preliminary design review of its solid fuel hypersonic booster rocket engine.

20 August

Joe Saballa

Australia to Procure 350 Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles From US

Australia has signified its intent to purchase hundreds of FGM-148F Javelin missiles from the US to boost its anti-tank capabilities.

20 August

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Jacob Lunce, 580th Software Engineering Squadron technical specialist, discusses the new Special Mission Display Processor at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 30, 2024, that will function on the C-130J aircraft. The deployed SMPD launched in July 2024 and will enhance avionics capabilities and improve mission situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Launches New Avionics Display for Super Hercules Airlifter

The US Air Force has introduced a new Special Mission Display Processor for the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft in Georgia.

20 August

The Boeing MQ-25 T1 test asset transfers fuel to a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet on June 4, marking the first time in history that an unmanned aircraft has refueled another aircraft.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Installs World’s First Carrier-Based Drone Control Center

The world’s first carrier-based drone control center has been installed aboard USS George HW Bush (CVN 77).

20 August

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves $3.5B Apache Helicopter Sale to S. Korea

The US announced its approval of a $3.5-billion sale to South Korea of up to 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, including missiles.

19 August