Marines alongside Bulgarian counterparts loaded heavy equipment onto the Bulgarian rail system, here, for transport to Tbilisi, Georgia, for an upcoming regional exercise. That was reported by marines.mil. “We chose to move the equipment by rail for the combined arms company because we have to get it to the port city which is quite a […]

The United States will provide air cover for Turkey’s operation against Islamic State in the northern Syrian town of Jarablus, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, adding that Washington was “in synch” with its NATO ally on plans. That was reported by www.reuters.com. The official made the comment in a briefing to reporters who […]

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $5.7 million risk-mitigation contract for the Long Range Precision Fires program.  The new missile will replace the Army’s aging inventory of long range, surface-to-surface missiles. Fired from mobile launchers, LRPF will fly farther, faster, and feature a new warhead. “As the world’s largest missile maker, […]

Senior armed forces delegate from the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the Marines and sailors of I Marine Expeditionary Force, Aug. 16, as they conducted I MEF Large Scale Exercise 2016, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Martin Lacourt, from the Regional Delegation for the United States and Canada in Washington, D.C, […]

Two CH-47F Chinook helicopters from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade transported Vice President Joe Biden and a delegation of U.S. and Kosovar officials from Pristina International Airport to Camp Bondsteel on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The vice president was in Kosovo to deliver remarks at the dedication ceremony of a road that is being named by […]

Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $10 billion contract to support the C-130J aircraft production program, the Pentagon said on Friday. That was reported by by Eric Beech at reuters.com. This is a cumulative ceiling to cover all future delivery orders within scope of this contract. Contractor will support the C-130J production program. Work is expected […]

The first  OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters spotted in Tunisia. That was reported by Hammer Head. Tunisia will use the helicopters to guard its borders from the extremist terrorists, according to the Department of Defense. Earlier, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Aircraft equipment, training, […]

Northrop Grumman’s entry for the T-X competition was publicly revealed on 19 August in Mojave, California. Dubbed the Model 400, the Northrop bid is powered by a single GE Aviation F404-102D engine with 17,200lb-thrust, according to the US Federal Aviation Adminitration’s aircraft registration database. Scaled Composites, the Northrop subsidiary devoted to rapid prototyping and flight […]

The ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) and a U.S. Navy Offshore Support Vessel collided while conducting routine operations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the coast of Washington state on August 18, 2016. The collision occurred at 6:00 p.m. There were no injuries to personnel. Assessments of the damage to both the […]

The US Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) is developing a new military helicopter engine that would provide 50% more power at the same weight as the currently fielded engine. According to Army Tech, the advanced affordable turbine engine (AATE) demonstrator program aims to develop a turboshaft engine […]