Yearly Archive: 2022

MOSCOW —- The Russian KUB and Lancet kamikaze drones are intensively employed in combat operations in Ukraine, the state tech corporation Rostec told TASS on Wednesday.

“The KUB and Lancet drones have proven their worth in combat conditions. Both drones are quite quick, quiet, easy to use, capa…

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia on Wednesday started an upgrade project in the Ream Naval Base located in the southwestern province of Preah Sihanouk with China’s aid, officials said.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Banh and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian, among arou…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to three companies for the first phase of a new program to develop an air-to-ground stand-in attack weapon that the F-35 jet could use to destroy enemy air defenses.

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies said this week …

MAGNA, Utah — Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract valued at more than $2 billion from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for increased production of its 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster and the extended length variation (GEM 63XL).

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WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of Ship Spare Parts, Ship System Spare Parts, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $120 million. Th…

Our 20th annual assessment of DOD’s weapons acquisitions (which are on our High-Risk List) found that DOD is working to improve how fast it develops and delivers weapon systems. But many weapon programs continue to face delays—partly because DOD didn’t have the right information at key decision poin…