Air-Launched Weapons
Why Do F-22 Raptor and F-35 Illuminate Targets Without Adversary Seeing the Source of Illumination?
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USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea
On Monday, 3 January, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of global maritime security operations, according to the US Navy. The Abraham Lincoln CSG is led […]
Americas
President Biden Approves $770 Billion Defense Spending
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, authorizing nearly $770 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for the fiscal year 2022, […]
Air Platform
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: The Ultimate Fighter Jet
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U.S. Senate Cleared $4.9 Billion Funding For New Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers
The US Senate has authorized the country’s annual defense funding bill, allocating $4.9 billion for the procurement of three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The US Senate voted on 15 December for a version of the National […]
Americas
U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Destroyer Starts SPY-6 Radar Testing
Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar attained another milestone when the future USS Jack H. Lucas achieved “light off” on its Aegis Combat System, marking the beginning of on-board system testing […]
Africa
China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa
Beijing is lobbying the government of Equatorial Guinea to build a “permanent military presence” in the small country, reports The Wall Street Journal. If it goes ahead, the installation would give China its first naval base […]
Americas
U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Dec. 8, 2021 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. DDG 118 is the third of nine Arleigh Burke-class, “Flight IIA: Technology Insertion” variant. “Technology […]
Americas
US Navy christens future USS Marinette
The US Navy has christened its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Marinette (LCS 25), at a ceremony held in Marinette, Wisconsin. The keel-laying ceremony for the naval vessel was held in […]
Americas
Fincantieri Delivers 21st LCS to the U.S. Navy
The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the 11th Freedom-variant LCS designed by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin. Delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder, part […]