Boeing awarded contract for 12 More KC-46 Tankers
With this sixth production lot, Boeing is now on contract for 79 KC-46A tankers.
BAE receive contract to demo new countermeasure system
The RFCM system consists of a small form factor jammer, a high-powered amplifier and the AN/ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy.
MQ-25 tanker completes flight with Aerial Refueling Store
The U.S. Navy intends to procure more than 70 aircraft, which will assume the tanking role currently performed by F/A-18s, allowing for better use of the combat strike fighters.
U.S. Navy in first Block V Tomahawk operational test launch
The U.S. Navy recently completed its first operational flight tests of the Block V Tomahawk missile, the weapon’s latest variant.
USS Theodore Roosevelt looking for man overboard
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is conducting search and rescue efforts in an effort to find a possible sailor overboard off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy names new frigates ‘Constellation class’
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced USS Constellation (FFG62) as the name for the first ship and class of the new guided missile frigates.
BAE awarded $197m contract for USS Wasp modernisation
BAE Systems has received a $197.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform maintenance and modernisation work aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp.
Robot dogs to enhance security at U.S. Air Force Base
A U.S. Air Force base is to implement semi-autonomous robot dogs into their patrolling regiment.
BAE receive certification for F-22 IFF capability
"Our IFF transponder has been certified for the F-22 aircraft", say BAE Systems.
American warship shoots down ballistic missile
The US Missile Defense Agency has confirmed the successful interception of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in space for the first time as part of an exercise.
