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The U.S. Navy has awarded the role of design agent for the AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire control radar to Northrop Grumman, the company said on Jul. 25.
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The Pentagon dispatch the USS Antietam (CG-54) through the Taiwan Strait on Jul. 24. For the first time, China launched a Soar Dragon unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to monitor the warship.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced Jul. 22 the successful completion of builder’s trials on the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7).
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As part of Raytheon’s announcement that it had successfully tested a hot fire rocket motor for DARPA’s Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES), the company released a concept video showing the weapon destroying a swarm of anti-ship missiles fired from Chinese H-6K bomber, Type 052C destroyer and submarine.
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A new ruling by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow military aircraft to turn off their automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) transponders.
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