U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Regiment participated in Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, part of Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The JLTV family of vehicles is a U.S. Army-led, joint acquisition program with the U.S. Marine Corps. The program is intended to close an existing, critical capability gap in the […]

The U.S. Navy has posted a video showing installing of the final flight deck piece on the new supercarrier, future John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79). The post, which includes a video of an installation of the final piece of the aircraft carrier Kennedy’s flight deck, also said, “The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier is built with […]

Japan is examining whether to buy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters for its newest destroyers, Izumo-class helicopter carriers and other ships. Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun quoting source, reported that the government is considering the acquisition of about 20 unmanned helicopters to deploy aboard naval ships. “In response to China’s maritime expansion, the government […]

The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, future USS Billings (LCS 15), arrived at Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Harbor in preparation for her commissioning ceremony Aug. 3. Billings is the 17th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the eighth of the Freedom variant. It is the first ship named for Billings, […]

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 27. According to Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon, NPASE East, Det. Southeast, Paul Ignatius is the 67th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the first warship named for the former Secretary of the […]

U.S. Navy has announced that it conducts tests of newest and revolutionary unmanned aircraft, called the V-BAT, at the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). Spearhead sailed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key West, Fla., to conduct fleet experiments with multiple unmanned aerial […]

The U.S. Navy gas released footage showed impressive U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jet launch from aboard the U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp while operating in the Coral Sea. The “B” variant of the F-35 is the only one capable of short take-off and vertical landing. The STOVL capability allows the F-35B to launch […]

AAR Government Services Inc. has won a contract valued at as much as $118 million for the acquisition, modification, acceptance and delivery of two Boeing 737-700 Increased Gross Weight (IGW) series commercial aircraft that will meet USMC C-9B replacement medium-lift requirements and will be designated C-40A. The U.S. Department of Defense said Friday that this […]

U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp has been awarded the role of design agent for the U.S. NAVY’s AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire control radar. As design agent, Northrop Grumman provides support to existing and future systems, troubleshoots issues, performs redesign efforts as parts go obsolete and adds new capabilities to the baseline system. This […]

British multinational defense, security and aerospace company has received a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines. According to the company’s statement, the U.S. Navy using BAE Systems payload tubes to increase Virginia-class submarine strike capability. Under the contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat, a […]