USS Lake Erie successfully intercepted a target missile with a SM-3 Block IA interceptor using data coming from the Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Demonstrators (STSS-D).
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YouTube: AN/AAQ-37 detects hostile ground fire
The AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), developed for the F-35 Lightning II, has added hostile ground fire detection to its capabilities by successfully detecting and locating tanks that were firing live rounds during preparations for a military exercise.
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VX-1 clears E-2D for full-rate production
VX-1 has declared the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye “suitable and effective” in an Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) report. This clears the way for full-rate production.
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USN delays nuclear refueling of USS Abraham Lincoln
The U.S. Navy on Friday decided to delay the nuclear refueling of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Pentagon may put safety features back into F-35
The fueldraulic fuses and coolant shutoff valves that were removed from the F-35 earlier may be installed back after warning from the Pentagon’s weapons tester that the stealth fighter is 25 percent more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit.
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