The U.S. military training engagements with less-developed militaries, such as the ongoing African Partnership Station mission in the Gulf of Guinea, are also a learning experience for the American personnel because it can expose them to the level of military…
Orange Flag Demonstrates F-35, Army Missile Defense Integration
FORT BLISS, Texas — Lockheed Martin, the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) Project Office and the U.S. Air Force successfully integrated F-35 track data with the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) during Orange Flag Evaluation (OFE) 19-2 here…
Raytheon Delivers First Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pod for Navy Testing
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Raytheon Co. delivered the first Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) pod to the U.S. Navy to begin ground and aircraft integration testing, the company said in an Aug. 5 release. Raytheon will…
Kongsberg Awarded Contract for Air-to-Air Pylons for Joint Strike Fighter
OSLO — Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has signed a contract with Marvin Engineering worth 113 kroner to supply air-to-air pylons for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program. The agreement covers production lot 12 for air-to-air pylons for…
Coast Guard, CBP Interdict 3 Suspected Smugglers, 220 Pounds of Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Branch (CBP AMIO) interdicted about 220 pounds of cocaine 41 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, according to the Coast Guard 7th District….
Coast Guard, CBP Interdict Migrants, Suspected Smuggler, 67 Packages of Marijuana
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) interdicted seven migrants, a suspected smuggler and 67 packages of marijuana on Aug. 1 about 7 miles east of Government Cut, according to the Coast Guard 7th…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Intercept 1,400 Pounds of Marijuana
SAN DIEGO — Agencies from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including the Coast Guard, detected and interdicted a suspected smuggling vessel carrying about 1,400 pounds of marijuana 40 miles southwest of San Diego on July 25, the Coast Guard…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Billings Commissioned in Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Billings (LCS 15), the eighth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, here Aug. 3. This milestone places the ship, built by the Lockheed Martin-led team, into active service. “Billings was designed to operate…
FRC Demonstrates Long-Range Transit to American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) arrived in the Port of Pago Pago on Aug. 3, completing a nine-day transit from Hawaii that demonstrated the long-range capabilities of the fast-response cutter. The…
Navy Confirms Pilot Died in F/A-18E Crash
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of Naval Air Forces confirmed that the pilot of the F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter that crashed July 31 in Southern California died in the crash. “At approximately 10 a.m. PST on July 31, a…