The Navy’s top officer revealed a laser weapon installed on a destroyer to test an ability to disable drones and small boats has had problems in testing and is still not up to its full advertised 60 kW power output. “We had some problems with testing, but now we're up to one-third of the power, ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Amid the Army’s unfolding transformation plan, a Boeing [BA] official said Thursday the service’s commitment remains on intending to moving ahead with the Block II version of CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter. Heather McBryan, Boeing’s vice president and program for ...
While the U.S. Space Force's first Space Warfighting Framework, released last month, highlights the importance of satellite maneuver to complicate adversary surveillance and targeting, in-space refueling to ease such maneuver is not a done deal for the service. U.S. Space Command "usually talks ...
The State Department approved a possible military sale with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth $1.32 billion for six CH-47F Block II Extended Range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the Foreign Military Sale ( ...
Building on its existing network of companies that are helping lay the foundation for a Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday said it has awarded additional contracts to new companies to help bring the effort to an operational pilot in 2026 that leverages ...
The director of the Missie Defense Agency (MDA) last week confirmed both the next homeland ballistic missile defense interceptor and first dedicated hypersonic missile defense interceptor are both running late due to earlier than planned downselects. Last year, MDA selected Lockheed Martin [LMT] ...
The V-22 Joint Program Office manager expects the Ospreys to finally move back to unrestricted flight operations by the end of 2026 once several component changes to improve safety are implemented, he said during a recent conference. Notably, the metal used in the Osprey’s Proprotor Gearbox ...
ALPV Update. Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, Deputy Commandant of Combat Development and Integration, on April 30 confirmed the Marine Corps is currently testing two Autonomous Low Profile Vessels [ALPVs] out of Okinawa, with two more on the way. Delivered by Leidos, these vessels are modeled on small ...
In his first visit abroad as Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan pitched to the Japanese government that the two countries work to cooperate on dual-use shipbuilding and also continue promoting efforts for industry to invest in domestic U.S. shipbuilding capabilities. Phelan on Monday said he met ...
The State Department last Friday approved a potential $2.2 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Netherlands for RTX [RTX] Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on April 25. The Netherlands is seeking to buy 163 Tomahawk ...