US Missile Defense, Jane’s by IHS Markit Commentary
By Daniel Wasserbly, Americas Editor, Washington Bureau Chief, Jane's by IHS Markit
The US homeland missile defense system, known as Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), succeeded in its first ever attempt to intercept an...
Harris to Supply Sonobuoy Launchers for Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Video)
Boeing has selected the Harris Corporation for contract awards to provide sonobuoy launching technology for the U.S. Navy’s P-8A anti-submarine aircraft. The contracts were awarded during the third quarter of Harris'...
Kongsberg Launches 3D WebGL Map Engine for Cloud Apps (Video)
Kongsberg Geospatial, is launching a new browser-based 3D map engine to deliver high-performance geospatial applications in the cloud.
The new engine, called TerraLens WebCore™ has been written from the ground up to use...
US Successfully Intercepts Missile Defense Target (Multi-Video)
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system built by Boeing successfully intercepted a threat representative of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), demonstrating the system’s ability to detect, engage and destroy targets and...
The Dire Need for Terrorist Screening Technology, by Gatekeeper Security
On Monday, May 23rd, an improvised explosive was set off in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert. As of now, there are 22 confirmed casualties and even more injuries.
When talking about...
Armed Forces Honor Memorial Day at Wreath-Laying at Arlington (Video)
Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly joined President Donald J. Trump yesterday at the Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony for the 2017 National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National...
US Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Reaches Major Milestone
Lockheed Martin has successfully reached a key milestone – the Air Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) – for the U.S. Air Force's Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program.
This event prepares the program to...
Booz Allen to Support Navy in Modernizing PMW 150 Divisions
The U.S. Navy has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $72 million, 5-year single award, contract to assist the Program Executive Office, Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence (PEO C4I) in its...
Northrop Grumman Awards Orbital ATK for B-2 Composite Structures
Orbital ATK has received an initial $90 million contract from Northrop Grumman to produce composite components for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber with an option for follow-on orders.
Under the terms of...
VMM-265 ‘DRAGONS’ Join the 31ST MEU (Learn More, Video)
By Lance Cpl. Amy Phan, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 replaced VMM-262 as the aviation combat element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit May 26, 2017.
“Having VMM-265 reunited...
