Eielson Air Force Base completed its two-year build-up of the 354th Fighter Wing on April 15th. The airbase, which is located near Fairbanks, Alaska, was selected by the Air Force… Continue reading "Eielson Air Force Base Completes Two-year F-35A build-up"
Austal USA held a curtain drop ceremony on Tuesday unveiling its new steel facility in Alabama. The ceremony for the state-of-the-art steel manufacturing facility was attended by representatives from the… Continue reading "Austal Holds Ceremony For Its Latest Steel Facility In Alabama."
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded contracts to conduct Risk Reduction and Feasibility Studies (RRFS) for the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) initiative. The awardees will… Continue reading "NATO Seeks Industry Input for a Successor to its E-3A Sentry AWACS"
The U.S. Navy christened its first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer on March 26, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) was pier side in Pascagoula, Mississippi where… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Christens Its Most Advanced Arleigh Burke Variant"
On December 6, the Missile Defense Agency held the fielding ceremony for the Long Range Discrimination Radar, marking a major milestone for the completion of military construction of the system… Continue reading "Meet The Missile Defense Agency’s Newest Radar: LRDR"
On the 28 December President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act into law, the Senate signed off on the NDAA on December 15, passing on the… Continue reading "Here’s What The Navy Gets As The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Is Signed Into Law"
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to the Government of France. Both systems… Continue reading "France gets FMS Approval for EMALS and AAG"
The Boeing-made MQ-25A Stingray has moved to aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on 2 December, marking the start of deck trials for the unmanned carrier-borne tanker. The aircraft dubbed,… Continue reading "MQ-25 To Begin Deck Trials Aboard USS George H.W. Bush"
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Other Transactional (OT) Agreements to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for its Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). The system is meant… Continue reading "MDA Selects Three Companies For Its Hypersonic Defense Missile"
CSG 8’s flagship, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The carrier departed Norfolk, Va. September 30, to conduct COMPTUEX, which would… Continue reading "Truman CSG’s COMPTUEX Comes to An End, Deployment to Follow"