Yearly Archive: 2020

BARENTS SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed the Barents Sea, Nov. 1, following 13 days of operation in the High North.

USS Ross (DDG 71) entered the Barents Sea Oct. 19 to conduct training and complete operations in the extreme environment in the Ar…

MARINETTE, Wis. — The newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) successfully launched into the Menominee River on Oct. 31.

Named for the city in which it is being built, Marinette will become only the second Navy ship named in the city’s honor and the fir…

MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a firm-fixed price contract to missionize three new King Air 350ER aircraft for the Canadian manned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (CMAISR) project.

The aircraft will be delivered to the Canadian Department of Nati…

SEOUL, South Korea and HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation have deployed enhanced Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in South Korea, advancing battlespace awareness and missile defense in the region.

This deployment marks the completion of phase one…

November 4, 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation). The company was established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation as part of the reform of the country’s military-technical cooperation system.

Before 2000, deliveries of Russian …

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany — After signing the Future Combat Mission System consortium agreement during the Paris Air Show a good year ago, FCMS GbR presented its capabilities and strategic contributions on the way to the successful realisation of the Future Combat Air System at the 2nd FCAS Summit in B…