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Marine General Laments the State of the Amphibious Navy

Marine General Laments the State of the Amphibious Navy

Maintenance problems with three amphibious warships kept a Marine Expeditionary Unit from answering urgent orders to Europe earlier this year, and a deputy commandant fears it could happen again.

On Feb. 15, the Joint Staff sent prepare-to-deploy orders to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at Ca…

DoD Invests $117M to Strengthen Microelectronics Industrial Base

DoD Invests $117M to Strengthen Microelectronics Industrial Base

As part of the nation’s effort to sustain the microelectronics manufacturing capability necessary for national and economic security, and in support of Executive Order 14017, America’s Supply Chains, the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $117 million agreement to GlobalFoundries (GF).

GF…

Angara Rocket Launches Russian Military Satellite

Angara Rocket Launches Russian Military Satellite

Angara-1.2 light-class launch vehicle carrying a spacecraft for the Russian Defence Ministry was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region by the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The start of the launch vehicle and the launch of the spacecraft into …

Unique Binational Air Transport Squadron Reaches Half Strength

Unique Binational Air Transport Squadron Reaches Half Strength

BATS is the French-German Binational Air Transport C-130J Squadron “Rhein/Rhin”, stationed at the air base 105 in Evreux (France) and operating, ultimately, a fleet of ten “Lockheed Martin C-130J-30/(K)C-130J Super Hercules” aircraft. When fully operational, the ten assets are expected to provide up…
More on US Air Force’s Anti-Ship Precision-Guided Bomb

More on US Air Force’s Anti-Ship Precision-Guided Bomb

EGLIN AFB, Fla. — Eglin’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats in the Gulf of Mexico April 28, 2022.

This was proven when an 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle released a modified GBU-31 joint direct attack m…

HII Wins $249M Tactical Training Systems Contracts

HII Wins $249M Tactical Training Systems Contracts

MCLEAN, VA. — HII has been awarded two tactical training systems contracts by the Naval Air Warfare Center China Lake. The first contract, for aircrew electronic warfare tactical training, is a multiple-award, indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contract with a total ceiling value of $2…
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