On July 11 a helicopter task force of four UH-60L Black Hawks and Soldiers from the Colorado, Utah and Kansas Army National Guard arrived here to support components of Special Operations Command Europe during training and exercises throughout Europe. The mission, which will last several months, is meant to allow National Guard Soldiers the opportunity […]

The 122nd Fighter Wing, which flies the A-10 “Warthog” airframe, has deployed eight A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and approximately 140 Airmen in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve for a month-long combined training event, overseas, to Sliač Air Base, Slovakia.. These Airmen will conduct training and familiarization events alongside our State Partner and NATO ally, Slovakia. In […]

The dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) of the United States Navy, was sent to the Black Sea for participation in multinational maritime exercise Sea Breeze 2016. This year’s exercise will cost $4.5 million, not including cost of U.S. ship participation, and is primarily funded by the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). U.S. participation includes approximately 400 […]

The Lockheed Martin (LMT)-led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Indianapolis, in a ceremony held at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. Ship sponsor Mrs. Jill Donnelly, the wife of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, completed the time-honored tradition and authenticated the keel by […]

Drone Aviation Introduces “Bolt,” its next generation heavy lift, higher altitude tethered drone designed for persistent missions. The coaxial helicopter rotor UAS is designed to meet military applications that require access to altitude for surveillance and communications. The system can operate at altitudes of up to 800ft for 10+ hours at a time in near-silence. […]

The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the US Army and 27th Cavalry Battalion, Cavalry Center of the Royal Thai Army joining as a reconnaissance cavalry team in responding the arm attack over the civilian evacuated from disaster in Exercise Hanuman Guardian 2016 in Thailand. Hanuman Guardian 16 is an annual, bilateral […]

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, stow an MV-22B Osprey aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean Sea, July 6, 2016. This training exercise was the first time a U.S. MV-22B Osprey has landed on the French ship Charles de Gaulle, testing […]

South Korea and the United States have chosen Seongju County in North Gyeongsang Province as the site for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, sources said Tuesday. The government is expected to announce the decision on July 22 following approval from both nations’ defense ministers. Seoul and Washington officially announced Friday that they […]

The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company (RTN) a $291 million contract award for production of the AIM-9X Sidewinder® missile, one of the most advanced infrared-tracking, short-range, air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles in the world. The contract is for All Up Round Tactical Full Rate Production Lot 16 of the Block II missiles for the U.S. […]

Kaman Aerosystems (Kaman) announced today that its Air Vehicles and MRO (AVMRO) division has successfully secured a contract for $39.8 million (USD) with General Dynamics Mission Systems—Canada to commence work on the implementation phase of the previously announced Peruvian Navy’s SH-2G Super Seasprite aircraft program. The total expected value to Kaman for the combined program, […]