The Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Mobile (LCS 26), during a ceremony on Saturday, December 7, in Mobile, Alabama. US Rep Bradley Byrne, representing Alabama’s first district, will deliver the christening ceremony’s principal address. His wife, Rebecca Byrne, president and CEO of the ...
An International Maritime Security Unit lead by the US is conducting an operation to secure shipping in the Persian Gulf. A maritime security operation has been securing shipping channels through the Persian Gulf. Operation Sentinel is lead by the US and includes Britain, Albania, Bahrain, UAE, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait and ...
The US DoD has awarded universities $48.9million in research equipment as part of the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. The US Department of Defense has promised $48.9million in research equipment for 172 universities to continue its collaboration with academic organisations. The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) funding will benefit 91 ...
The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth a $36.7 million to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) to protect aircraft and pilots from advanced threats. BAE Systems’ FOTDs are radio-frequency countermeasure systems that provide robust self-protection capabilities for any aircraft, including fighters, bombers, and ...