Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, has awarded Lockheed Martin a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 1 contract to build two production CH-53K King Stallionhelicopters. This contract follows the April 4, 2017, Milestone C decision by the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) approving LRIP production. “Gaining the U.S. Marine Corps approval to enter into production and the […]

Georgian troops and their American and Eastern European allies are participating in annual military drills Agile Spirit 2017 that has taken start today in Georgia. The multinational exercise involves a wide range of offensive and defensive trainings and will be one of the highlights of the annual calendar of events bringing together military personnel from […]

Four F-35B stealth jets and two B-1B strategic bombers from the United States trained with South Korea’s F-15K fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday in response to North Korea’s continued ballistic missile launches and nuclear weapons development, the South’s Air Force announced. The B-1Bs were flown in from Andersen Air Force Base in […]

New photos emerged Wednesday of a new prototype of Bell’s advanced tilt-rotor aircraft prototype. The first prototype of V-280 Valor aircraft was spotted at Bell Helicopter Amarillo Assembly Center.  The Aviationist editor David Cenciotti reported. According to the Aviationist, the V-280 Valor is Bell’s submission for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) phase, the technology demonstration precursor to Future […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a complex missile defense flight test, resulting in the intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target using Standard Missile (SM) 6 guided missiles during a test off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 30. John Paul Jones […]

The Long Range Stand-Off program is an Air Force initiative to replace the nuclear-capable AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile deployed on the B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber. The ALCM is the current nuclear-capable cruise missile in the U.S. inventory after the retirement of the TLAM-N Tomahawk. It’s AGM-86B model can mount a W80 thermonuclear warhead with […]

The M4A1 carbine is currently the standard rifle issued to US Army combat troops worldwide. It is a direct descendant of the legendary M16 rifle that was originally designed during the Vietnam conflict, and is generally considered to be an excellent weapon. However, in recent comments to the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Army Chief […]

Challenger Aerospace Group (CAG) located in Las Vegas, Nevada, was established in 2009 by LeRoy D. Aday the company’s CEO and president. CAG is a privately-held Nevada Corporation and is a manufacturer of complete Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle Systems (Land, Air and Sea), reconnaissance systems and ground control systems. Challenger Aerospace is dedicated to the mission […]

When someone says they want to join the military, the default assumptions are that someone will be a pilot, sailor or ground pounder. However, the military offers career training and jobs in a wide variety of positions. For example, around one in ten doctors and dentists earn their degree while in the military or as […]

The Lockheed Martin-led industry team successfully completed the future USS Little Rock’s (LCS 9) Builder’s Trials on Aug. 17. The ship’s sea trials were completed in Lake Michigan after a successful set of demonstrations which saw the fifth LCS 9 hit speeds over 40 knots. “The Freedom-variant LCS plays a critical role in the U.S. Navy’s fleet, and […]