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US Navy Denies Destroyer Incident in Sea of Japan

US Navy Denies Destroyer Incident in Sea of Japan

PETER THE GREAT BAY — On Nov. 24 (local time) USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay in the Sea of Japan. This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in inter…
French Boss of Australian Submarine Program Replaced

French Boss of Australian Submarine Program Replaced

Australia has a chance to reboot the strained relationship with the French company building its new fleet of submarines after the sudden departure of the top executive in charge of the $80 billion project.

Naval Group staff were emailed overnight on Monday that Jean-Michel Billig, executive direc…

Flight Tests Demo B61-12 Compatibility with F-35A Fighter Jet

Flight Tests Demo B61-12 Compatibility with F-35A Fighter Jet

A mock B61-12’s strike in the dusty Nevada desert successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests with the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter jet, demonstrating the bomb’s first release from an internal bomb bay at greater than the speed of sound.

The flight test of the B61-12 with the …

Pentagon Launches Initiative to Boost US Industrial Workforce

Pentagon Launches Initiative to Boost US Industrial Workforce

One of the most vital challenges for the U.S. defense industrial base is the deficit in domestic manufacturing and engineering talent. In order to address this problem head-on, the Defense Department recently awarded its first nine prototyping projects, valued at nearly $27 million, as part of the l…
Northrop Wins $186M to Support A-10 Structural Integrity

Northrop Wins $186M to Support A-10 Structural Integrity

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Clearfield, Utah, has been awarded a $185,700,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the A-10 Aircraft Structural Integrity Program Legacy VII.

This contract provides for sustaining engineering services of A-10 aircraft.

Work will be perfor…


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