Pyle: Red Sea Operations Demonstrate Importance of Trainers for Surface Community
The decade-long $6 billion investment in live, virtual and constructive training for the surface community is paying dividends in the…
Two Japanese Destroyers Score in Ballistic Missile Defense Test off Hawaii
Two Japanese Maya-class destroyers successfully test-fired SM-3 interceptors against ballistic missile targets off Hawaii last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense…
Zumwalt Program Continues Testing Combat System and Missiles on Lead Ship, Test Ship
The Zumwalt destroyer program will continue to mature even after the lead ship’s final delivery this fall, as the combat…
Raytheon Expects Flat Budgets in 2020 But Plenty of DoD Spending From Existing Multiyear Contracts
Multi-year contracts are setting up Raytheon and other defense contractors to report solid financial results during the next few years…
Aegis Combat System ‘Virtual Twin’ Pilot Program Could Lead to Fielding Faster Upgrades
The Navy will deploy a “virtual twin” of the Aegis Combat System in February that, if the pilot program proves…
2017 Supplemental Funding Request Invests In Aircraft Procurement; May Be Too Late For Some Maintenance Needs
THE PENTAGON – The White House released its Fiscal Year 2017 supplemental funding request today, which had been touted as…
VIDEO: New SM-3 Block IIA Intercepts Ballistic Missile in Space For First Time
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the Japan Ministry of Defense and U.S. Navy successfully used a ship-launched Standard Missile-3 (SM-3)…