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16 February

Arms

Joe Saballa

KBR Awarded $207M Patriot Missile Upgrade Contract

US-based engineering firm KBR has been awarded a $207 million contract to upgrade the Patriot missile system.

16 February

Cyber

Joe Saballa

US Airmen Undergo First-Ever Defensive Cyber Training

American cyber personnel from the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron have completed their first-ever defensive cyber training mission.

15 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon Fights Defense Industry Consolidation

The Pentagon opened a campaign against the consolidation of defense contractors, saying competition has dwindled as arms suppliers merge and supersize.

15 February

Africa

International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022

Hanan Zaffar

USS Jason Dunham and Egyptian Navy Conduct Exercises in Red Sea

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria conducted joint exercises in the Red Sea during the International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022.

15 February

Air

Joe Saballa

Philippines Receives Cessna 172 Skylark Aircraft From US

The Philippines has taken delivery of four Cessna 172 Skylark aircraft from the US as part of a $5.8 million Foreign Military Financing grant.

14 February

Americas

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi

Staff Writer With AFP

US Navy Engineer Admits Trying to Sell Nuclear Sub Secrets

A US Navy engineer admitted in federal court that he tried to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign power, the Justice Department said.

14 February

Arms

Hanan Zaffar

US Must Ramp up Hypersonic Production: Defense Official

A US Defense Department official has proposed that the government drastically expand the production of its hypersonics arsenal.

14 February

Asia Pacific

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile

Staff Writer With AFP

NKorea Missile Launches ‘Provocation’: US, Japan, SKorea

Japan, South Korea, and the United States declared their unity against North Korea after a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang.

13 February

Asia Pacific

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after completing a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA).

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Warship Chases off US Sub Near Pacific Islands: Moscow

A Russian anti-submarine destroyer chased off a US submarine near the Kuril Islands, forcing it to leave the country's territorial waters, Moscow said Saturday.

11 February

Technology