U.S. Air Force, Navy seek first order of Lockheed Martin’s AIM-260 long-range missiles – Bloomberg
The AIM-260 is designed to fit inside the weapons bays of F-22 and F-35 fighters and will also be integrated with F-16 and F-15 jets.
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US Navy opens San Nicolas Island facility to boost supersonic target launch capacity for training
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division leaders, joined by Naval Surface Warfare Center – Port Hueneme Division, Naval Facilities Command, and Naval Base Ventura County leaders, cut the ribbon on August 20 on a new facility at San Nicolas Island.
Fire aboard USS New Orleans near Okinawa extinguished after nearly 12 hours
On August 20, a fire erupted aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while the ship was sailing from the U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base to Okinawa.
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RTX to produce SPY-6 radars to U.S. and German navies Under $537 million contract
On 30 May, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense, an RTX business, a $536.75 million contract to continue work on the AN/SPY-6(V) family of radar systems.
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US Navy awards first commercial dismantling contract for ex-USS Enterprise
The United States Navy has awarded a historic contract for the commercial dismantling and disposal of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ex-Enterprise (CVN 65).
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US and UK forces intercept Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping lanes
US and UK naval forces successfully intercepted a complex attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels targeting commercial shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea.
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Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar
Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale
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USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall transit to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The Wasp-class amphibious ship, USS Bataan (LHD 5), and the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship, USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), transited December 28, 2023, from the Red Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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World’s largest aircraft carrier arrives in Greece
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete.
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Raytheon secure order for a prototype of new electronic warfare system
The United States Navy awarded Raytheon an USD 80 million contract in a down select to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare, or ADVEW, for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.
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Lockheed Martin’s new electronic warfare systems successfully tested
Lockheed Martin supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack capabilities while installed on a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter.
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RENK Group awarded US Navy contract for test rig
RENK Systems Corporation announced over USD 49 million contract award with the United States Navy.
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