Israel delivers new batch of Iron Dome defense system to U.S. Army
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On Sunday, Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced that Israel Missile Defense Organization delivered the second of two Iron Dome Defense System batteries to the U.S. Army. The details were given in a 3 January media release, to announce that U.S. Army will receive new batteries, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as part of […]
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The U.S. Navy awarded a $198 million contract modification to Boeing for the integration of a ground control station that provides command and control capability in support of the MQ-25 carrier-based tanker drone. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri (99%); and various locations within […]
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U.S. Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has announced that U.S. Navy has awarded the company a five-year, $496 million contract to deliver the next-generation external jamming pod. L3Harris says that the company will deliver prototype tactical jamming pods designed to extend U.S. Air superiority. The Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) is a high-powered, high-capacity airborne […]
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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” […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The U.S. Air Force uses cutting-edge mapping technology that provided terrain structural information to reconnaissance and targeting information to military operations. The details were given in a 21 December media release, to announce the Test and Evaluation squadron conducted at Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Map Bomb Hit Assessment. According to a recent service news release, […]
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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 […]
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The U.S. Department of Defense said Monday that ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies received a $249 hybrid contract to support program management activities across the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization (HPCMP) program. The HPCMP is a technology-led, innovation-focused program committed to extending high performance computing (HPC) to address the Department of Defense’s. It […]
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