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Japan spent $2.15 billion in January to purchase two Aegis systems from Lockheed Martin, which will now feature the company’s new solid state radar, but lawmakers and residents of the Akita prefecture have been critical....Read More

Citing a study that found trace amounts of THC in CBD products, the U.S. Air Force is cautioning members to stay away from the oil, which is widely available in many products, but could lead to...

Participants in the second iteration of the U.S.-led Pacific Vanguard exercise include the U.S., Australia, Canada and South Korea — but not Japan, which participated in the first version of the exercise in May....Read More

The USS Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s trip through Strait of Hormuz and into the Persian Gulf Tuesday came amid increasing tensions in the Middle East, but officials say it was uneventful and planned ahead....Read More

The ship, to be christened the HMS Saud, began construction last month in Marinette, Wisc., as part of a weapons partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....Read More

The Navy’s contract with BAE Systems Technical makes funds available as needed to provide technical support for the Navy’s DDG 51 guided-missile destroyers and multiple Coast Guard vessels....Read More

Despite U.S. sanctions, Russian arms sales are on pace to match 2018’s export revenue of about $13.7 billion, the head of Russia’s defense export company said....Read More

The U.S. Army announced it has chosen the Kobra robot made by FLIR Systems Inc. for the heavy version of its Common Robotic System....Read More

Lockheed Martin Co. was awarded a $3.3 billion contract for orbital operations, logistics and support of three U.S. Air Force satellite systems....Read More

South Korea and the United States put off their wintertime combined air exercises to support diplomacy with North Korea with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper urging Pyongyang to reciprocate the goodwill by returning to nuclear talks....Read More