This report was updated on Aug. 27. ARLINGTON, Va. — A suicide bomber attacked a gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, killing 13 U.S. military personnel and wounding at least 15 others, U.S. military…
STRATCOM Chief: China’s Nuclear Buildup a ‘Strategic Breakout’ Requiring U.S. Strategic Rethinking
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Chinese government’s rapid military buildup across all domains is a “strategic breakout” from its minimum deterrent nuclear posture to one that can coerce other nations, the commander of U.S. strategic forces warned Aug. 25. Rapid expansion of…
General Dynamics Mission Systems Introduces Badger Software-Defined Radio for Voice, Data Communications
General Dynamics Mission Systems recently introduced its new Badger software-defined radio at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Symposium in National Harbor, Maryland. The Badger is based on the company’s established AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radio (DMR) providing secure communications aboard U.S. Navy…
HII Celebrates Ceremonial First Cut of Steel for the Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a ceremonial event Aug. 25 at its Newport News Shipbuilding division that marked the first construction milestone in the life of the aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81), the company said in a release. …
Pentagon: FDA Vaccine Approval Opens Way for Mandatory Military Vaccinations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine paves the way for the Defense Department to require all military personnel to be vaccinated against the coronavirus strain, officials say. Because the three available anti-COVID…
Del Toro Taps Berger to Perform Duties of the Undersecretary of the Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro selected Meredith Berger to perform the duties of the undersecretary of the Navy effective Aug. 25, the Navy announced in an Aug. 23 release. Berger who is currently serving as the assistant secretary of…
US, Singapore Reaffirm LCS, P-8 Rotational Deployments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The United States and Singapore have reaffirmed a strong military partnership that includes continuing rotational deployments of U.S. naval units to Singapore, the White House said. Singapore, an island nation at the tip of the Malay peninsula…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Names Danny Hernandez Corporate Director, Public Affairs
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that Danny Hernandez will succeed Beci Brenton as the company’s corporate director of public affairs upon Brenton’s Oct. 31 retirement. Hernandez will join HII on Sept. 13, transition into the position,…
General Dynamics Moves Knifefish Production to New UUV Center of Excellence
General Dynamics Mission Systems cut the ribbon to open a new and expanded production line for its Knifefish medium-class surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle (SMCM UUV) systems at the company’s UUV Center of Excellence (COE) in Taunton, Massachusetts. Up…
Leonardo DRS Link-22 Signal Processing Controller Successfully Completes Interoperability Testing
ARLINGTON, Va, — Leonardo DRS announced it has successfully completed formal interoperability testing of its Link-22 Signal Processing Controller (SPC) within the NATO Improved Link Eleven (NILE) Link-22 Network. Compliance with this standard allows Leonardo DRS to provide world-class production of…
