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- U.S. Marine Corps orders more wheeled assault vehicles
- Northrop Grumman delivers its 51st E-2D airborne early warning aircraft
- US Air Force selects March, California as preferred location for next KC-46 aircraft
- U.S, Japan perform large-scale airborne exercise
- US Army’s futuristic goggles endure tropical-weather test in Puerto Rico
- U.S. Air Force launches first Red Flag exercise of 2022
- B-52 bomber arrives at Boeing facility, ready to fulfill mission
- US troops on alert amid threat of Russian invasion in Ukraine
| U.S. Marine Corps orders more wheeled assault vehicles Posted: 25 Jan 2022 06:17 AM PST BAE Systems, one of the world’s largest defense contractors, announced on Monday that the U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a contract modification for the second lot of full-rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). As noted by the company, the contract award of $ 169 million is for 33 vehicles. The ACV is an eight-wheel […] The post U.S. Marine Corps orders more wheeled assault vehicles first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| Northrop Grumman delivers its 51st E-2D airborne early warning aircraft Posted: 25 Jan 2022 05:56 AM PST Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. successfully delivered the 51st U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye production aircraft (AA-52). NG released a news release saying that “the aircraft represents the last to be delivered under the Multi-Year Procurement (MYP) 1 contract.” AA-52 is equipped with the Delta System/Software Configuration (DSSC) Build 3, which provides an additional leap […] The post Northrop Grumman delivers its 51st E-2D airborne early warning aircraft first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| US Air Force selects March, California as preferred location for next KC-46 aircraft Posted: 25 Jan 2022 05:44 AM PST The Department of the Air Force selected March Air Reserve Base, California, as the preferred location to host the next KC-46A Pegasus aircraft, according to a recent news release. The decision was made after conducting site surveys that assessed locations based on factors related to mission, infrastructure capacity, community support, environmental considerations and cost. The […] The post US Air Force selects March, California as preferred location for next KC-46 aircraft first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| U.S, Japan perform large-scale airborne exercise Posted: 25 Jan 2022 01:08 AM PST A bilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conducted a large-scale airborne exercise as part of Airborne 22. Airborne 22 demonstrates the JGSDF’s capability to employ large-scale airborne insertion anywhere. This event optimizes mission effectiveness through the sharing of information, enabling commanders to utilize the full […] The post U.S, Japan perform large-scale airborne exercise first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| US Army’s futuristic goggles endure tropical-weather test in Puerto Rico Posted: 25 Jan 2022 12:52 AM PST The U.S. Army said in a statement that its 'mixed reality' goggles were tested in tropical extreme weather test by 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Camp Santiago's Joint Readiness Training Center in Puerto Rico. Soldiers tested helmet-mounted Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) features advanced sensor fusion capabilities, similar to those found on the latest […] The post US Army's futuristic goggles endure tropical-weather test in Puerto Rico first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| U.S. Air Force launches first Red Flag exercise of 2022 Posted: 25 Jan 2022 12:36 AM PST The U.S. Air Force reported Monday that nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. According to a recent service news release, aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. […] The post U.S. Air Force launches first Red Flag exercise of 2022 first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| B-52 bomber arrives at Boeing facility, ready to fulfill mission Posted: 25 Jan 2022 12:26 AM PST The U.S. Air Force announced on Monday that after nearly 1,500 miles and a month on the road, the B-52H Stratofortress nicknamed "Damage Inc. II" has arrived at Boeing facility in Oklahoma and is ready to start its new mission. Unlike its predecessors "Ghost Rider" and "Wise Guy," which were also resurrected from the Arizona […] The post B-52 bomber arrives at Boeing facility, ready to fulfill mission first appeared on Defence Blog. |
| US troops on alert amid threat of Russian invasion in Ukraine Posted: 25 Jan 2022 12:18 AM PST Pentagon confirmed on Monday briefing that it is readying up to 8,500 U.S. troops to potentially deploy to Eastern Europe amid concerns over Ukraine invasion. "The United States will act firmly in defense of its national interests in response to actions by Russia that harm us, our allies, or partners," press secretary John Kirby told […] The post US troops on alert amid threat of Russian invasion in Ukraine first appeared on Defence Blog. |
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