The U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, has announced on Thursday that it has hosted a ceremonial first-cut-of-steel event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program. With the press of a button, a plasma-burning machine cut the first steel plate that will […]

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Co. a $234 million contract to procure GPS-based precision landing system, said the U.S. Department of Defense. According to the Department of Defense’s statement, Raytheon Co. is awarded a $234,6 million contract for the low-rate initial production of 23 Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems. JPALS is a differential, GPS-based […]

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) from Connecticut has been awarded a $497 million modification to a previously-awarded contract for future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The modification with the General Dynamics subsidiary, issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command and announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will include submarine industrial base development and expansion in […]

The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible  $313.9 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles and related equipment and services to Korea, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a 17 May statement. The U.S. State Department has cleared the Republic of Korea to procure up to ninety-four […]

The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $164 million contract for the service life modification (SLM) of up to 10 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. According to Boeing’s news release, funding covers modernization of 10 aircraft; option for FY20 would cover up to 35 aircraft. Boeing has received a one-year contract, which also includes a one-year option […]

Sikorsky, a unit of Pentagon’s largest arms supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, has been awarded a $1.13 billion contract for build 12 production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. According to the U.S. Navy’s announcement, these advanced helicopters are part of the 200 program of record aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. “The Marine Corps is very appreciative […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has fielded a new service pistol for the first time in 30 years, according to a recent news release. “This is the first time in 30 years that the Marine Corps has fielded a new service pistol since adapting its current one, the M9 Service Pistol,” it said in a news […]

Defense and aerospace group Saab on Thursday posted video showed the next-generation mine disposal vehicle, called MuMNS. “MuMNS is Saab’s next-generation mine disposal vehicle. With its onboard sonar and cameras, it locates the target, when the mine is identified, the pilot attach a charge to the mine and release it from a safe distance,” said […]

U.S. aerospace manufacturer Boeing is awarded a $10,8 million modification to a previously awarded contract in support of Harpoon missile production for Saudi Arabia, said the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday. According to a Department of Defense statement, this modification provides for obsolescence redesign efforts in support of the production and delivery of AGM-84 […]

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., BAE Systems owned subsidiary by Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems, has received orders totaling $22,7million from the U.S. Navy for three Mk110 57mm weapons systems. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense, BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., from Minnesota, is awarded a $22,7 […]