The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a port visit to Singapore, Dec. 28. During the first port visit after their return to 7th Fleet, the crew had the opportunity to embark on tours and events organized by the ship’s afloat recreation program similar to […]

Estonian and U.S. Special Operation Forces operators fast rope out of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, during training near Amari, Estonia, Dec. 12, 2017. Estonian and U.S. SOF conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training to build combined NATO SOF readiness. “One minute!,” a U.S. Air […]

Across the globe, the U.S. Army is strong, dependable ally and partner for many countries. This level of seamless cooperation was on strong display in 2017, as the U.S. conducted multiple training exercises and operations with its allies abroad to promote international security. Here are two of the year’s most significant, intensive exercises that strengthened […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $110 million, five-year Phase 1 contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop and demonstrate a new low-cost cruise missile called Gray Wolf. The Gray Wolf program seeks to develop low-cost, subsonic cruise missiles that use open architectures and modular design to allow for rapid prototyping and […]

The state-run Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced a project to buy the nation’s next-generation fighters (F-X), Jun Ji-hye political journalist said on 21 December at The Korea Times.   It is widely seen as a move to buy 20 more Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters in addition to 40 jets that Seoul agreed to […]

The B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron operating out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar became the first B-52s in the U.S. Air Force to employ the conventional rotary launcher upgrade in combat operations on Nov. 18. The upgrade enables a bomber to carry eight additional smart munitions inside its bomb bay, […]

Oshkosh Defense, LLC has been awarded a $100.1 million order for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, to include 258 vehicles and associated installed and packaged kits.  This is the seventh order for JLTVs since the contract was awarded in August 2015. According to the company, the JLTV is primarily used by the Navy, the U.S. Army and […]

The U.S. State Department has approved a commercial license authorizing the export of Model M107A1 Sniper Systems, ammunition, and associated parts and accessories to Ukraine said “The Washington Post” in the article Josh Rogin “Trump administration approves the lethal arms sales to Ukraine“. According to “The Washington Post”, the U.S. State Department has approved the sale of the […]

U.S.  Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 prepared the RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System for its final flight during Exercise Steel Knight in Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 11, 2017.   Steel Knight is an annual exercise led by 1st Marine Division that combines air and ground assets to complete a wide range of military operations focusing […]

The Indonesian Army has taken delivery of the first batch of three AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters from the USA. On December 18, the Indonesian Army has received three new AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters that were first approved by the US State Department in late 2015. In January 2015 the US Department of Defense (DoD) awarded Boeing a […]