The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday has released a short video of the recently Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles test. Video released 12 December by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows the salvo launch of four Bulava ballistic missiles from the Borei-class ballistic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh in the Sea of Okhotsk. Also added that Defense […]

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The Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Vladimir Monomakh has launched four Bulava intercontinental-range ballistic missiles for the first time, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. “Today, the strategic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh of the Pacific Fleet fired a salvo of four Bulava ballistic missiles as part of planned combat training activities,” the statement says. […]

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The U.S. Department of Defense and BAE Systems announced on Thursday an agreement worth about $184 million for full-rate production of long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicles. Per the contract, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) family of vehicles program has achieved its most significant milestone to date with the Marine Corps’ decision to move into full-rate production […]

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Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, has announced that the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches a newest cruise missile variant, the Tomahawk Block V, during a missile exercise.  According to a company news release, the U.S. Navy and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully completed two flight […]

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The U.S. Navy has awarded the target drone builder Kratos a contract modification for Full Rate Production (Lot 2) of the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target system. The deal, which was a modification to a previous contract, is worth almost $38,7 million and covered work to produce additional jet-powered unmanned aerial systems to provide realistic threat […]

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American plane-maker Boeing has reached a major milestone when its MQ-25 carrier-based tanker drone test article, also known as T1, completed the first test flight with an aerial refueling store. According to a company news release, Boeing and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial […]

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Israeli-based Smart Shooter company has announced that it was awarded a contract by the Indian Ministry of Defence for the supply of its SMASH Fire Control Systems to the Indian Navy. According to a company news release, the contract award from the Indian Navy enables the company to supply the new sighting device, called the […]

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The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, has released a request for information for contractors interested in Self Sealing Fuel Tank (SSFT) for U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicles. In a notice posted on the U.S. government’s main contracting website, the Army Contracting Command announced that it is seeking sources that can demonstrate the capability […]

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U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, completed their intensive arctic training Sunday, marking the end of a six-week deployment to Setermoen, Norway, and have returned to their home station, Camp Lejeune, N.C. This deployment, according to the press release, was the first of the shorter MRF-E deployments since the […]

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The U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command has announced on Friday that the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. USS Sioux City returned to Mayport, Fla., Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, according to […]

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