Defense Brief Editorial
US Navy lays keel for 72nd Arleigh Burke destroyer John Basilone
The US Navy held a keel-laying ceremony for the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122) at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works...
Switzerland issues second RFQs for new fighter jets, Bodluv air-defense systems
The Swiss defense procurement agency armasuisse has issued a second request for quotations for the country's new fighter aircraft program and the...
Eurofighter first to start Finnish HX fighter program flight trials
The Eurofighter aircraft has become the first of five competitors in the Finnish future fighter acquisition program to start a series of...
ECA Group setting up new plant for Dutch, Belgian minesweeper program
The Belgian-Dutch MCM fleet will employ 100 unmanned systems grouped in 10 toolboxes.
US destroyer blasts horn as Russian ship makes aggressive approach in...
A Russian Navy ship made an aggressive approach towards US Navy destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) in the North Arabian Sea on...
Pentagon seeking ideas on employment of unmanned surface vessel trains
DARPA is looking for ideas on how to enable unmanned surface vessels to carry out long-distance missions.
US Army goes with Textron, Qinetiq for robotic combat vehicle program
Textron and Qinetiq will build four prototypes each that will be used to inform US Army's decision on the deployment of RCVs.
US Air Force contracts Northrop Grumman for JSTARS support
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $302 million contract for continued support of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar...
Carrier Abraham Lincoln visits Pearl Harbor before reaching new homeport
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), along with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, arrived at Joint Base Pearl...
Bell V280 aces autonomous flight demo
V280 is one of the contenders is US Army's FLRAA aircraft program.
