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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberAmericas
US Navy Seizes Guns It Says Heading From Iran to Yemen
The US Navy has seized 1,400 AK-47 rifles and ammunition from a fishing boat it claimed was smuggling weapons from Iran to Houthi rebels in war-torn Yemen.
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22 DecemberAmericas
US Space Force Tests Attack Resilience of Satellite Network
The US Space Force has conducted a virtual exercise to test the ability of the country’s satellite network to resist various types of attack, particularly those from Russian and Chinese anti-satellite weapons.
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21 DecemberDOD Contracts
DARPA Awards Long-Range Unmanned Submarine Contracts
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman and Martin Defense Group Manta Ray program phase 2 contracts to build long-range unmanned underwater vehicle demonstrators.
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21 DecemberAir
US Navy Orders 36 More TH-73A Helicopters
The US Navy has ordered an additional 36 TH-73A helicopters, bringing the total number of units on order to 104.
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16 DecemberAmericas
US Navy Test-Fires ‘Most Potent’ Laser Weapon System
The US Navy amphibious transport ship USS Portland has test-fired a high-energy laser weapon system in the Gulf of Aden.
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15 DecemberTechnology
US Navy Opens $23M Facility for Laser Weapons Testing
The US Navy has opened a new laboratory at Point Mugu in California to test its state-of-the-art laser weapons.
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15 DecemberAmericas
US Navy Tests Unmanned Saildrone Explorer
The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has conducted the first operational test of the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel.
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15 DecemberAmericas
US Congress Wants New F-35 Engines
The US Congress wants new engines for the F-35 fighter, the latest draft of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act has revealed.
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14 DecemberDOD Contracts
Pentagon Upgrades $2.38B Naval Hypersonic Missile Contract
The US Department of Defense has added $61.9 million to a previous $2.38 billion Lockheed Martin Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Weapon System contract.
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14 DecemberAmericas
USS Oakland Equipped With Naval Strike Missile System
The US Navy's Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) completed the installation of the Naval Strike Missile.
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