Up Media reports that Taiwan is seeking to improve the Tien Chien 1 short-range air-to-air missile by improving its off boresight and kinematic capabilities.
Two of Boeing’s laboratories in Oklahoma City failed to pass Defense Department security certifications from January to December of last year, Bloomberg reports.
Executives from Newport News Shipbuilding says a third Advanced Weapons Elevator for USS Gerald R. Ford is being certified with paperwork submitted to the U.S. Navy.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 17, 2019) Russell Vought, acting director of office of management and budget, receives a brief from Capt. John J. Cummings, USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) commanding officer, on Ford’s advanced weapons elevators (AWE) during a tour of the ship. Vought visited Ford to see first-hand the progress the ship is making during its post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring badges.)