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.
France planning new aircraft carrier
BREAKING: The new French nuclear powered aircraft carrier will be able to carry over 30 aircraft and will be in service by 2038.
Britain is ‘keystone’ of European security says Defence Secretary
The remarks were made in a discussion on 'EU attempts to create an alternative NATO without the United States'.
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 awarded life-extension contract for Swiss CV90s
BAE Systems Hägglunds has received a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement for the life-extension of the Swiss Army’s CV9030, known as the 'Schützenpanzer 2000'.
BAE receive certification for F-22 IFF capability
"Our IFF transponder has been certified for the F-22 aircraft", say BAE Systems.
