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The U.S. Defense Department and Lockheed Martin signed a framework agreement on Thursday to expand production of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, or JATM, laying the groundwork for a future multiyear buy of the classified long-range air-to-air weapon. The agreement is neither a contract nor an order for missiles.…

The U.S. Army is looking for drones that can transport blood supplies in the field, according to a new sources sought notice from the service. The Army aims to select a contractor that can deliver two prototype UAVs for what it is calling the Army Blood Link project, the notice…

U.S. Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, the agencies said on Thursday.The unusual operation, carried out on Aug. 21 and Aug. 24 aboard two foreign-flagged…

Two of the U.S. Air Force’s bomber aircraft will be extended in an effort to better maintain the fleet’s readiness, a service official said Wednesday.The decision to extend the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit comes amid moves by the force to further develop the B-21 Raider, the service’s next-generation stealth…

The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of the Navy announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Hunt Military Communities to construct or renovate 8,098 beds in downtown Newport News, Virginia.The agreement, spanning five years and totaling $1.7 billion, will “reshape unaccompanied housing for…

Lockheed Martin said on Thursday it received its first shipment of critical components from General Motors for Patriot interceptors, less than a month after the two companies inked a manufacturing agreement, as the Pentagon pushes for faster weapons production.The ⁠Patriot missile defense system remains one of the world’s most sought-after…

China is devoting enormous efforts — from submarines to ballistic missiles — to destroy America’s aircraft carriers.The strategy prompted a U.S. think tank to ask why America couldn’t do the same and sink China’s growing fleet of carriers.The think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, devised a plan…

It’s been a problem as long as the existence of modern communications: Despite the need for commands to have accurate contact information for military spouses, some service members, military wives or husbands simply don’t want to be reached.The failure of troops to provide phone numbers for spouses in the Air…

The U.S. Navy awarded defense startup Castelion $200 million for the production of its Blackbeard hypersonic missile, a low-cost, scalable weapon that can be fielded across carrier strike groups, the service announced Tuesday.The Navy championed the contract as one of the first successful examples of the Department of the Navy…

An Alabama martial arts instructor alleges that U.S. Army personnel copied his published training materials on self-defense and gunfighting tactics into an instruction manual without giving him credit or compensation.Johnny Lee Smith, who published his Vanguard Training Manuals through his company Triad Martial Arts, accused the Army of copyright infringement…

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