U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gary Montalvo has taken command of Submarine Group 7 in Japan, succeeding Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck after a tenure marked by expanded undersea operations and closer cooperation with regional allies.
The U.S. Navy has identified Sierra Nevada, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins and Technology Security Associates for the first phase of its MH-60 TALON modernization effort.
U.S. Marines tested the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar in the Philippines on August 17, focusing on rapid movement and deployment in a distributed operating environment.
The U.S. Army is assessing whether industry can support production of 19,002 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets a year for M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS launchers.
The Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing tested its ability to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower during Operation Tuskegee Thunder from Aug. 12 to 14.
Sandia National Laboratories has completed the second and final full-scale crash test of the Mobile Guardian Transporter, a next-generation vehicle designed to carry U.S. nuclear weapons and other sensitive Department of Energy materials.
The U.S. Air Force is developing a successor to the General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper after the drone played a leading combat role during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
U.S. Army Abrams tanks took part in Poland’s Armed Forces Day parade in Warsaw on August 15, demonstrating the readiness of American and allied forces deployed on NATO’s eastern flank.
The U.S. Air Force is seeking to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for counter-UAS training at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, where personnel would use them to test radars, jammers and other defensive systems.
Iran may be using publicly available fitness-app data to monitor U.S. military personnel and identify potential targets across the Middle East, according to a Sky News investigation.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is making affordability a core priority as it looks to expand interceptor inventories without driving up long-term costs.
U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper completed a 10-day Middle East tour on August 15, visiting six countries and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
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