US Navy
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Dec- 2024 -23 DecemberDOD Contracts
Lockheed Lands $11.8B US Military Deal for 145 F-35 Fighter Jets
Lockheed Martin has secured a nearly $12-billion contract to produce 145 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets for the US military and its international allies.
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22 DecemberMiddle East
US Navy’s F/A-18 Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea in ‘Friendly Fire’
Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in "an apparent case of friendly fire," the American military said.
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20 DecemberDOD Contracts
Northrop Beats Collins Aerospace for US Navy’s New $3.5B ‘Doomsday Plane’
Northrop Grumman has defeated Collins Aerospace in a $3.5-billion competition to develop the US Navy’s next nuclear command, control, and communications aircraft.
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17 DecemberAsia Pacific
China Releases ‘Hit List’ of US Naval Targets in Potential Conflict
China’s People's Liberation Army has come up with a list of “vulnerable” US naval targets that could be prioritized in the event of a full-scale conflict.
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17 DecemberMiddle East
US Strikes Houthi Command and Control Facility in Yemen
American forces carried out an air strike on Monday against a Houthi command-and-control facility that was used by the Yemeni rebels to coordinate attacks.
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16 DecemberAmericas
US Navy Buys Textron Minesweeper System
The US Navy has awarded Textron Systems a contract of up to $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems.
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16 DecemberAir
Leonardo UK to Provide Missile-Luring EW Decoys for US F-35s
The US Navy has awarded Leonardo UK a $33-million contract to supply its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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14 DecemberAmericas
Cambodia Says US Navy Ship to Make Port Call
A US warship will dock in Cambodia next week, the country's defense ministry said Friday, in the first American military port call in eight years to one of China's closest regional allies.
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13 DecemberSea
General Dynamics Delivers Fourth US Navy John Lewis Replenishment Ship
The US Navy has taken delivery of its fourth John Lewis-class replenishment oiler vessel from General Dynamics NASSCO.
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13 DecemberAmericas
US Navy Introduces Shortened Military Training as Recruitment Improves
The US Navy has announced that it is shortening the Basic Military Training program for new recruits, following a positive shift in recruitment numbers.
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