Defense Brief Editorial
DARPA awards $12 million contract for Manta Ray XLUUV development
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $12.3 million contract for the first phase of the...
Raytheon finishes first antenna for new US Army missile defense radar
US defense company Raytheon has completed work on the first radar antenna array for the US Army's new Lower Tier Air and...
Austal launches 12th US Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Newport
Shipbuilder Austal USA has launched the 12th US Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), at its...
S-97 Raider, SB-1 Defiant fly together for first time in public...
SB>1 Defiant is expected to achieve a maximum speed of 463km/h and is one of two contenders for the US Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program.
US Navy confirms installation of ODIN dazzler laser on destroyer USS...
USS Dewey (DDG 105) became the first destroyer to receive the laser during her recently completed dry-docking selected restricted availability.
India approves purchase of 24 MH-60R helicopters
After previously failing to green-light the acquisition of S-70B Seahawk helicopters last year, India's Cabinet Committee on Security has now approved the...
Dassault’s nEUROn UAV completes test campaign in support of FCAS
The French defense procurement and technology agency DGA announced it has completed the latest campaign of flight trials of the Dassault Aviation-developed...
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower deploys after multi-national COMPTUEX
COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise carried out by an aircraft carrier and its strike group.
US completes tests of all three legs of nuclear triad in...
The tests were completed in early February.
Sikorsky gets $470m contract modification for six VH-92A Presidential helicopters
The VH-92A aircraft are replacing the current presidential helicopters, VH-3D and VH-60N, that have been serving over 40 years.
