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Apr- 2023 -

9 April

President Joe Biden speaks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

US Assessing How Documents Leak Could Affect National Security

The United States is assessing how the apparent leak of a trove of highly classified documents could impact national security, the Pentagon said.

Mar- 2023 -

31 March

Technology

A test dummy equipped with a new modular handgun system is dropped at a rate of speed on a vertical deceleration tower inside the 711th Human Performance Wing, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 6, 2017. The drop is meant to simulate being ejected from an aircraft and tests the safety and durability of the new modular handgun system when exposed to the stresses associated with ejection from an aircraft. This is the first time any service has conducted this type of demonstration to ensure a side arm is safe for aircrew to carry in ejection seat aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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US Approves Foreign Military Sale of Actuated Devices to Kuwait

The US has approved a $59.1 million foreign military sale of actuated devices and related support for Kuwait.

20 March

Arms

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US Approves $150M Sale of 800 Hellfire Missiles to Poland

The US has approved a $150-million foreign military sale of AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to Poland.

13 March

Air

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Parsons Awarded Air Base Air Defense Contract for US Air Forces Europe and Africa

The US has awarded Parsons a contract to supply air-base air-defense solutions for US Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa.

9 March

Air

A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2017. VAW-125 arrived at MCAS Iwakuni from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is equipped with the most advanced airborne radar in the world, possessing systems which increase the capabilities to defend Japan and provide security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

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US OKs $1 Billion Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Sale to Japan

The US has approved a foreign military sale of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft to Japan.

7 March

Technology

Photo of a common hypersonic glide body launche from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, during a Defense Department flight experiment, March 19, 2020.

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Biden Moves to Expand US Hypersonic Weapons Industrial Base

US President Joe Biden has signed a presidential determination to expand the country’s domestic hypersonic industrial base.

3 March

Cyber

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DISA Completes Thunderdome Cybersecurity Prototype for US DoD

DISA has completed its Thunderdome enterprise-level cybersecurity prototype to protect US Department of Defense systems against evolving cyberspace threats.

1 March

Technology

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US Developing Two Military Battery Prototypes

The US Defense Logistics Agency’s Research and Development Office has launched two projects to enhance military batteries.

Feb- 2023 -

14 February

Nuclear

Weapons load crew members assigned to the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit transport an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile to a B-1B Lancer during a Load of the Quarter competition at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 14, 2022. A JASSM is a conventional long-range standoff munition that offers weapons system officers the capability to engage various targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)

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Sypris to Test, Deliver Missile Electronics for US DoD

Sypris Electronics has received a contract to deliver and test electronic interface control assemblies for the US Department of Defense.

13 February

Arms

Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) on F-22

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US Clears $55 Million JDAM Sale to Singapore

The US has approved a $55-million foreign military sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition kits to Singapore.

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