Yearly Archive: 2020

US Approves $634M Upgrade for Chile’s F-16 Fighters

US Approves $634M Upgrade for Chile’s F-16 Fighters

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Chile of equipment and related services for F-16 Modernization for an estimated cost of $634.70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certif…
Senate in Turn Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill

Senate in Turn Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases.

The vote was 86-14, one …

US Army Awards $823M DCGS Drop 2 Contract to BAE Systems

US Army Awards $823M DCGS Drop 2 Contract to BAE Systems

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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems an initial order under its Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Capability Dr…

DOD on ‘Aggressive’ Track to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

DOD on ‘Aggressive’ Track to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

One of the Defense Department’s top priorities is developing hypersonic weapons capability, a particularly important goal, considering recent developments in this area by near-peer competitors China and Russia, the assistant director for hypersonics from the office of the undersecretary for research…
Adm. Gilday: USS Bonhomme Richard Damaged on 11 of 14 Decks

Adm. Gilday: USS Bonhomme Richard Damaged on 11 of 14 Decks

WASHINGTON — Firefighters combating the blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard faced zero visibility and the threat of explosions as the fire spread through nearly all of the ship’s decks, Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations, described in an email to senior naval leaders.

The fire, w…

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