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Kongsberg precision-strike missiles to replace Harpoons on UK warships

The surface-to-surface strike weapon is being rushed into service in time to meet next year’s pensioning off of the Harpoon missile

3 days ago

Russian shipyard and Defence Ministry tangle over ship price in court

A Russian shipyard producing Karakurt-class ships for the country’s Navy is facing the prospect of bankruptcy due to litigation.

3 days ago

In this 2020 photo illustration, Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command are seen in an operations center at Lasswell Hall at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Pentagon

Pentagon publishes zero-trust cyber strategy, eyes 2027 implementation

Zero trust, a new cybersecurity paradigm, assumes networks are always at risk. As a result, continuous validation of users, devices and access is needed.

A visualization of the Pentagon's Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept, which aims to better connect sensors and shooters across vast distances.

Raytheon tests information-sharing technology with JADC2 in mind

The demonstration included two locations as well as a range of hardware, waveforms and data formats.

8 days ago

F-35 costs have been declining. That’s about to change.

The lower quantity of purchased fighters, the pandemic and the addition of more capabilities will cause the price of an F-35 to rise in the coming lots.

8 days ago

Naval version of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system completes testing

The C-Dome is a seaborne configuration of the Iron Dome system that Israel has used on land to intercept thousands of rockets and other threats.

8 days ago

Locally made AESA radar to extend life of Turkish F-16 jets

It's part of a program dubbed Ozgur, which involves modernization of the aircraft’s structure and avionics.

9 days ago

A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing performs an aerial demonstration at the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show at Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, N.H., Sept. 11, 2021. (Tech. Sgt. Steven Tucker/Air National Guard)

Boeing reshuffles defense unit after recent losses in key programs

The changes mark the first major moves to revamp Boeing Defense, Space and Security since Ted Colbert took over as its president and chief executive.

9 days ago

UK orders five more counter-submarine frigates for $5 billion

The new contract fulfills a longtime government commitment to field a fleet of eight Type-26 anti-submarine warships.

11 days ago

The Department of the Treasury's seal outside the Treasury Department building in Washington on May 4, 2021.

US announces sanctions targeting Russian military suppliers

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a list of people and firms around the globe that it alleged are financial facilitators of Russia’s military supply chain.

12 days ago

5G cellular equipment is seen on a utility pole in Inglewood, California, on Jan. 19, 2022.

General Dynamics, Amazon, Cisco form coalition to spur 5G adoption

The fifth generation of wireless technologies promises exponentially faster speeds as well as the capacity to accommodate more and more-advanced devices.

12 days ago

Small shipyards consolidate amid Navy program delays

Though several ship programs more accessible to small yards are in the works, they won't go into production until 2025 or later.

3 weeks ago