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Lockheed contracts for two solid state radar SPY-7 sets for Aegis Ashore Japan
Nov 22, 2019Japan 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 -
Air Force warns members not to use CBD products
Nov 21, 2019Citing 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... -
Multinational Naval coalition begins second Pacific Vanguard exercise
Nov 21, 2019Participants 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 -
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group finishes scheduled transit into Persian Gulf
Nov 20, 2019The 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 -
U.S. begins production on combatant ship for Saudi Arabia
Nov 20, 2019The 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 -
BAE nabs $104.7M for support on Navy, Coast Guard vessels
Nov 20, 2019The 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 -
Exporter: Russian foreign military sales on pace to hit $13.7B despite U.S. sanctions
Nov 19, 2019Despite 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 -
U.S. Army chooses FLIR’s Kobra heavy robot vehicle
Nov 19, 2019The 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 gets $3.3B contract for communications satellite work
Nov 18, 2019Lockheed 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 -
U.S., South Korea postpone joint air exercises for diplomacy
Nov 17, 2019South 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