ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will be putting the new Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) Block 1 through testing in preparation for delivery this fall, a senior SOCOM official said, and is laying the groundwork for a…
Lockheed Martin Offering Greece New Frigates, Based on Freedom-Class LCS
The United States and Greece are actively discussing a potential acquisition of four Hellenic Navy Future Frigates (HF2s) from Lockheed Martin, based on the company’s for-export Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) and Freedom-class variant of the littoral combat ship (LCS). Saudi…
Formidable Armada Conducts Drills in East China Sea
U.S. and allied navies took part in the multi-national exercise Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21 in and around Japan, exercises that began May 11 and wrapped up May 16. The Sasebo, Japan-based USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joined with the Royal…
Defender-Europe 21 Exercise Tests Ability to Move Military Might Overseas
A major U.S.-led multi-national exercise in Europe is testing America’s ability to move troops, cargo and vehicles overseas to support NATO and partner nations. Defender-Europe is an annual, large-scale U.S. Army Europe and Africa-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build…
F-35B Jets to Join the Fight Against Daesh from the U.K. Carrier Strike Group
LONDON — U.K. F-35B fighter jets operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth will join Operation Shader in the fight against Daesh, the U.K Ministry of Defense said in a May 4 release. F-35B Lightning II jets will be the cutting edge…
India Approved for Six More P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
WASHINGTON — The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the government of India of P-8I patrol aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.42 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in an April 30 release. …
Logos Successfully Tests WAMI Sensor on RQ-21A Blackjack UAV
FAIRFAX, Va. – Logos Technologies LLC has successfully flown its wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor aboard an RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft at a test range in Boardman, Oregon, the company said in a release. The two-week-long test — which included preparatory groundwork in Bingen,…
ONR Global Launches Second Round of ‘Global-X’ Challenge Focused on Polar Science
LONDON, U.K. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global, in its sustained mission to become the partner of choice for the worldwide international Science and Technology (S&T) community, will launch the second round of Global-X, a nine-month international science…
Defence Ministry Unveils Plan for Maiden Deployment of Queen Elizabeth Carrier
LONDON — The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made public details of the first deployment for its new aircraft carrier, scheduled to begin next month, according to an April 27 MoD announcement. The carrier strike group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, will…
Thales Selected by Lockheed Martin to deliver ALFS to the U.S., Indian, Greek and Danish Navies
ARLINGTON, Va. — Thales has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin as a tier-one supplier for the delivery of up to 55 airborne anti-submarine warfare sonars, Thales said in an April 27 release. The ALFS (Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar) dipping sonars…
