The U.S. Air Force has announced that it launches new large force tactics and integration test event and call it  “Black Flag”. On Sunday, the 53rd Wing press release said that General Mark D. Kelly signed COMACC Plan 21 on December 15, 2020, effectively formalizing the 53rd Wing’s Large Force Test Events into “Black Flag” […]

The U.S. Air Force has announced on Saturday that the first boxes with Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan. The details were given in a 26 December media release, to announce that after rigorous testing and trials demonstrating the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized […]

U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD) on Saturday has confirmed that its business unit General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $4.6 billion contract to produce M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks for the U.S. Army. According to the corporation, work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion […]

The U.S. Navy has given General Electric Co., the world’s largest aircraft engine maker, a contract modification F414 engines, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. General Electric was awarded a $219,9 million contract modification for the supply of 48 F414-GE-400 engines and engine devices in support of the F/A-18 Super Hornet production […]

The U.S. Army has announced plans to use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) potential in the development of chemical and biological defense solutions. According to a press release issued Monday by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, AI/ML is a next-generation computer capability that holds the potential for changing everything […]

U.S. arms maker and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that it will buy rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion. Lockheed Martin released a statement on Monday saying that “it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD) for $56 per share in cash, which is […]

On Sunday, Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has announced that the U.S. Air Force B-52H aircraft conducted a new captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2.  As noted by the company, on Dec. 19 an ARRW instrumented measurement vehicle (IMV) was flown captive-carry on a […]

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The United States Space Command has reported that Russia has conducted a test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile. On Wednesday, the service press release said that Russia has begun live-fire testing of its new direct-ascent anti-satellite missile. “Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space into a battlefield, yet […]

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GM Defense, a General Motors division launched in 2017, announced that it has started renovations of an existing GM building to support the production of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), a light and agile all-terrain troop carrier intended to transport a nine-Soldier infantry squad. According to the company, the facility, located in Concord, North Carolina, […]

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For the first time, an artificial intelligence, or also known as AI, controlled the sensor and navigation systems of a real military aircraft during a training flight at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. On Wednesday, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing press release said that the U.S. Air Force flew AI as a working aircrew member for […]

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