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9 May

USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) during a testing event. The Navy accepted delivery of T-AO 207, May 7, following successful completion of Integrated Sea Trials.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts Third John Lewis Oiler Vessel

The US Navy has received the third John Lewis-class replenishment oiler ship USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) in San Diego.

9 May

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Clinches $861M HIMARS Contract From US Army

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to supply additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to the US Army.

9 May

200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, March 25, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duong Le)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Christens US Navy’s Fifth Expeditionary Sea Base Vessel

General Dynamics has christened the US Navy’s fifth expeditionary sea base ship USNS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) in San Diego, California.

9 May

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Biden Threat to Stop Arms ‘Very Disappointing’

Two top Israeli officials criticized US President Biden for threatening to stop certain arms supplies to Israel if it invades the crowded Gaza city of Rafah.

9 May

Joe Saballa

US Marines Test Robot Dogs With AI-Enabled Rifles

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command tested four-legged unmanned ground vehicles armed with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled rifles.

9 May

United Launch Alliance's SpaceShip rocket cargo vessel

Rojoef Manuel

ULA Consortium to Build Cargo Ship for Vulcan Space Rockets

United Launch Alliance has partnered with Bollinger Shipyards and Bristol Harbor Group to construct a cargo vessel for Vulcan rockets.

9 May

Joe Saballa

Mayman Aerospace Unveils ‘Razor’ High-Speed VTOL Drone

Mayman Aerospace is debuting the first full-scale model of its new Razor P100 drone during the Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Florida.

9 May

The Ecuadorian Navy's Bell 430 aircraft with the ID HN-407 is seen on a helipad in the middle of a sandy area. The helicopter is painted white, with "HN-407" written on the right side of its body in black. On the back, green grass can be seen stretching all the way to the horizon. A body of water peeks a little bit farther. The sky is blue with lots of thin white clouds.

Juster Domingo

Ecuadorian Navy Helicopter Crashes, Second Mishap in Two Weeks

An Ecuadorian Navy helicopter has crashed in Santa Elena, killing crewmen Wilson Andrés Bohórquez Andrade and Jean Elías Ramírez Saltos.

9 May

The MH-139A Grey Wolf was unveiled and named during the ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 19, 2019. (U.S Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing to Produce Seven More MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopters for US

Boeing has accepted a $178-million contract to develop seven additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the US Air Force.

8 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Aerojet Clinches Pentagon’s Hypersonic Additive Manufacturing Contract

The US Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program has contracted Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop a hypersonic propulsion prototype through additive manufacturing.

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