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THAAD Now Operational In S. Korea
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military's THAAD missile defense system in South Korea has reached an initial operating capability to defend against North Korean missiles, U.S. officials said on Monday, forgi

House 2017 Omnibus Bill Includes $123Bn for Procurement
The Department of Defense portion of the Omnibus funds critical national security needs, including military operations and readiness programs, as well as health and quality-of-life programs for our tr

GAO Tells Congress to Slow Down New “Frigate” Program
A recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report urges Congress to slow down acquisition of a new frigate based on the troubled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) design since Congress would

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THAAD Now Operational In S. Korea
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military's THAAD missile defense system in South Korea has reached an initial operating capability to defend against North Korean missiles, U.S. officials said on Monday, forgi...

House 2017 Omnibus Bill Includes $123Bn for Procurement
The Department of Defense portion of the Omnibus funds critical national security needs, including military operations and readiness programs, as well as health and quality-of-life programs for our tr...

GAO Tells Congress to Slow Down New “Frigate” Program
A recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report urges Congress to slow down acquisition of a new frigate based on the troubled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) design since Congress would ...

House Appropriators Blast JPO Over F-35 Contracting Strategy
Throughout the fiscal year 2017 budget review process, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Joint Program Office provided insufficient justification and incomplete information in an untimely manner. It is i...

Raytheon Wins $327M for AMDR Radar Production
Raytheon Co., Marlborough, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $327,146,998 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-5315) to exercise options for A...

Global Hawk Arrives At Yokota Air Base In Japan
An RQ-4 Global Hawk approaches Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2017. The aircraft is part of the 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1 and provides near real-time aerial imagery reconnaissance support...

US Air Force Issues First Report from Ex: Atlantic Trident
LANGLEY, Va. --- Imagine an enemy who knows how you operate. They know your game plans, have been in your position and used your gear. On top of that, they outnumber your team and have the ability to ...

Upgraded EW Suite for F-15 Passes Critical Design Review
With completion of the Critical Design Review the Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) program remains on schedule to provide advanced electronic warfare capability to the warfig...

Falcon 9 Launches First NRO Intelligence Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported SpaceX’s successful launch of the NROL-76 spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Sp...

Austal Delivers First Cape-class Patrol Boat to Australia
Austal Limited has joined the Royal Australian Navy in celebrating the official naming of the ninth Cape-class patrol boat designed and constructed by Austal, at a ceremony held at the HMAS Stirling n...

Live-Fire Exercise in Germany for US Army Brigade
HOHENFELS, Germany --- Multinational exercise Combined Resolve 8 brought trainers from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center here to support soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division’s 3rd Armored Br...

NATO Could Increase Troops in Afghanistan
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance is close to making a decision on whether to increase its troop numbers in Afghanistan to help with the battle against militan...

German Defense Minister Blames 'Weak Leadership" for Recent Scandals
Germany's defense minister has sharply criticized army leadership over the handling of a series of scandals. Her comments have not gone over well with the army support organization. German Defense ...

Royal Navy Comments Launch of SSN Audacious
Audacious, the fourth of seven Astute-class attack submarines being built for the Royal Navy was launched today at Barrow-in-Furness. The 97-metre long, 7,400 tonne nuclear-powered submarine emerge...

US Navy Fits Submarine Rescue System to Merchant Ship
CORONADO, Calif. --- The U.S. Navy installed a submarine rescue diving and recompression system (SRDRS) aboard the Military Sealift Command-chartered merchant vessel HOS Dominator at Naval Air Station...

ASC Shipbuilding Welcomes OPV Bid Partners Lürssen and Forgacs
ASC Shipbuilding today welcomed to Adelaide Peter Lürssen, the head of the German warship designer in the running to launch Australia’s next major shipbuilding program – the Offshore Patrol Vessel pro...

MIT Fires A Rocket Motor Made Using 3D-Printed Plastic
If you're going to 3D-print rocket parts, you'd want to make them out of metal to handle the stress, right? Not necessarily. MIT has successfully test-fired what it believes is the first completely 3D...

Airbus Completes 1,500th Target Drone
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany --- Airbus has completed the 1,500th target drone (Do-DT – direct target) at the Friedrichshafen site, which will soon enter service on behalf of the German Armed Forces. Sinc...

Australian Firm Joins Rheinmetall Team for Land 400 Competition
Rheinmetall Defence Australia today announced Brisbane-based NIOA as the company’s key supplier of ammunition and armament services for its Land 400 Phase 2 offer to the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

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