US Navy
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May- 2019 -18 May
Sikorsky to build 12 US Marines CH-53K helicopters under $1.13 billion contract modification
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky was awarded a $1 billion contract modification to build 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the US Marine Corps
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14 May
US and Iran sound the retreat after beating drums of war
US and Iranian leadership displayed rare agreement in comments as officials sought to publicly downplay the possibility of military conflict
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14 May
Spain recalls frigate from US Navy strike group over Gulf tensions
Spain has recalled a frigate accompanying a US aircraft carrier to the Middle East because of rising tensions between the US and Iran
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Apr- 2019 -11 April
US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash
The US Navy dropped criminal charges against the former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer and a crew member for their roles in a deadly 2017 collision
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Mar- 2019 -21 March
US Navy awards Boeing $4 billion F-18 production contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract to produce 78 new F/A-18 aircraft, the Department of Defense said
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Jan- 2019 -26 January
Boeing awarded $2.5 billion for 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for US Navy, UK and Norway
Boeing was awarded an almost $2.5 billion contract to produce 19 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy, Norway and the UK
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22 January
US Supreme Court authorizes Trump’s ban on transgender military recruits
The US Supreme Court authorized President Donald Trump's administration to block the recruitment of transgender military personnel pending the outcome of litigation
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Dec- 2018 -15 December
Raytheon awarded $57 million for Evolved SeaSparrow Missile production requirements
Raytheon was awarded two contracts for for long lead material for the production of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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11 December
US shoots down intermediate-range ballistic missile in space
The US Navy intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile target in space during an Aegis Combat System combat system test
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Oct- 2018 -26 October
UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August
United Nations experts are working to establish the origin of 2,521 AK-type assault rifles seized off of Yemen's coast by a U.S. Navy vessel in August
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