Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis

FY19 Defense Authorization Bill Passes Congress in Record Speed

The Department of Defense (DoD) applauds the passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at the swiftest pace in 20 years. This year's bill passed with overwhelmingly bipartisan support:...

The Marines Are Landing, Marine Week in Charlotte Sept. 5-9 (Videos)

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) will invade Charlotte by land, air and sea for the military branch's Marine Week on Sept. 5-9, Col. Matthew Phares announced Thursday in a joint press conference with city, county and tourism...
The program provides U.S. military customers rapid, affordable access to commercial-grade computing and network equipment modified for military operations

General Dynamics Missions Systems Wins $3.9B Army IT HW Contract

General Dynamics Missions Systems (GDMS) has been awarded a contract for the CHS-5 (Common Hardware Systems-5) Program from the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. CHS is a "one...
The MALD-J decoy is the jammer variant of the basic decoy, and the first ever stand-in jammer to enter production.

USAF Awards $96M for MALD Missile Production (See in Action, Video)

Raytheon Company is in receipt of a $96.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to produce 250 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys, or MALD® missiles. The USAF award occurred just prior to Raytheon marking its...
Recent tests integrating commercial and government capabilities is making tactical communications between international and interagency law enforcement operators safer and more reliable.

LEO Cooperation Enhances Comm & Maritime Domain Awareness (Video)

Sometimes, being out of touch with the rest of the world can be a relaxing change – like when you are on a much anticipated vacation. But for law enforcement officers coordinating...
Empowered with multi-role capabilities and simultaneous air and surface surveillance, you can rely on the Sea Giraffe radars and Saab’s thinking edge to provide the awareness required to protect your ship and secure your superiority.

Saab Sea Giraffe Multi-Mode Radar Selected for US Navy Ships (Video)

Saab will supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) class ship USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams, ESB 4. A new U.S. Navy order also...

IAI Collaborates on Robotic System Project for CBRN High-Risk Areas

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a collaboration agreement with DOK-ING D.O.O (DOK-ING) from Croatia on manufacturing, marketing and sales of a robotic system to be used in high risk areas,...
Arizona DPS Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was hired in September after serving in the U.S. Navy, and was engaged to be married.

Hero Down: AZ Trooper Murdered 3 Months Out of Academy (Multi-Video)

By Jason Pohl, Arizona Republic Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed Wednesday night during a fight along Interstate 10 west of Phoenix. Several motorists had been trying to corral a man who...

Coyote UAS & KRFS Radar to Acquire, Track & Engage US Enemy Drones

The U.S. Army has selected Raytheon's Coyote unmanned aircraft system and Ku band radio frequency system (KRFS), to counter the escalating threat of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the skies above the...

Heroes Down: Army Ranger & Soldier Killed in Afghanistan (Multi-Videos)

By Meghann Myers, ArmyTimes, July 13, 2018 A Georgia-based Army Ranger on his fifth deployment died of his injuries Thursday following an attack in Paktia province, according to a Friday release from the Defense Department. Sgt. 1st...