The United States Senate voted to confirm Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday, making her the first woman to become the U.S. Navy’s top officer,… Continue reading "Admiral Lisa Franchetti Confirmed As US Chief Of Naval Operations"
A senior United States defense official said on Monday that the U.S. military would continue to respond to attacks from Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria and Iraq when deemed… Continue reading "US To Continue Responding To Iranian Proxy Attacks As “Necessary”"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related… Continue reading "The United States Approves Sale of M142 HIMARS Systems To Latvia"
The US Department of Defense is aiming to publish the nation’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy before the end of the year. Five areas of focus were identified for the… Continue reading "Department of Defense Preparing First-Ever National Defense Industrial Strategy"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that the US State Department has approved a foreign military sale of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment to… Continue reading "Lithuania To Procure AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles From the US For NASAMS Air Defense Systems"
The Pentagon has announced that a THAAD anti-ballistic missile battery and additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense System battalions would be deployed to US bases in the Middle East. According to US… Continue reading "US to Deploy THAAD and Additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems to the Middle East"
Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said at a Thursday press conference that the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Carney shot down three cruise missiles and “several” drones… Continue reading "USS Carney Shoots Down Houthi Missiles, Drones In Red Sea"
On Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin opened the 16th Ukraine Defense Contact Group with a statement which amongst other things announced the transfer of AIM-9 missiles to Ukraine… Continue reading "Air-To-Air Missiles Repurposed for Ukraine Air Defense"
BAE Systems have announced that successful firing tests have been carried out with their test bed M109 self propelled howitzer which has been fitted with a 52 caliber cannon. The… Continue reading "BAE Systems Tests M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer Modified with 52-Caliber Cannon"
On 5 October, the US Army announced that over the last two weeks of September it had finalized a large number of contracts related to artillery shell production. The total… Continue reading "US Army Commits $1.5 Billion Towards Artillery Round Production"