U.S. guided-missile destroyers and British frigate departed the Barents Sea
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The U.S. Navy has confirmed that U.S. the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and a British Type-23 Duke-class frigate departed the Barents Sea, following seven days of Arctic operations. The purpose of the operation was “to assert freedom of navigation and demonstrate seamless integration among allies,” U.S. Naval Forces Europe said in a statement. This is […]
General Dynamics UK delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles to the British Amy
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General Dynamics UK, a part of the global General Dynamics Corporation, posted a video of its Foxhound adding that four hundred vehicles were delivered to the British Army. “In-service since 2012, 400 Foxhounds have been delivered to the British Amy,” the company said on an official Facebook account. The Foxhound vehicle, also known by General […]
U.S., and British ships conduct exercise in Arctic aim to counter Russia
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The U.S. Navy released a statement on Friday saying that U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) conducted a bilateral naval anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the U.K., above the Arctic Circle. The statement noted the four ships from two nations, a U.S. submarine, and a U.S. P8-A worked together, in the Norwegian Sea, to conduct training in […]
Supacat teams to develop new fighting vehicle for Canadian special forces
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British multi-faceted engineering company Supacat and Canadian DEW Engineering and Development (DEW) have formed a team to pursue the Next Generation Fighting Vehicles (NGFV) program for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. According to Supacat’s post at Linkedin, the NGFV program intends to procure 55 to 75 vehicles for expeditionary operations with high level mandatory […]
General Dynamics releases video of Bluefin-9 underwater drone sea trials with the Royal Navy
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U.S. aerospace and defense company General Dynamics Corp has released a video of Bluefin-9 underwater drone sea trials with the Royal Navy. Video posted to Youtube by General Dynamics appeared to show the Royal Navy’s Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) Trials Development Unit demonstrates the General Dynamics Bluefin-9 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The MAS Trial […]
General Dynamics to upgrade fire control systems of nuclear ballistic-missile submarines
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The U.S. Department of Defense and General Dynamics announced an agreement worth about $299 million for ballistic-missile submarine fire control systems modernization and maintenance. The DoD has contracted General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, to continues a broad scope of work for fire control systems and subsystems aboard U.S. Navy and […]
U.S. Army awards contract to BAE Systems for advanced radar jamming technology
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BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest defense company, announced that it was awarded research and development funding through the U.S. Army to create an advanced radar jamming technology. According to a statement issued Monday by leading British defense firm, the technology aims to improve air survivability and mission effectiveness for U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial […]
Boeing announces delivery of first P-8A Poseidon to Royal Air Force
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U.S. aerospace giant Boeing announced the delivery of the first of nine P-8A Poseidon, the newest maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF). The United Kingdom is acquiring the multi-mission aircraft through the Foreign Military Sales process with the U.S. Navy. The P-8A Poseidon replaces the U.K.’s retired Nimrod aircraft. Speaking to […]
U.S. Air Force deploys legendary Dragon Lady aircraft to England
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The U.S. Air Force has deployed U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to Royal Air Force Fairford, England. The U-2 spy plane is one of the most legendary U.S. military aircraft born from Cold War necessity. The U-2 was designed in the 1950’s by Kelly Johnson played an integral role in America’s […]
U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers train with British F-35 jets for the first time
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U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers conducted interoperability training with Royal Air Force F-35 fighter jets, in the first-ever non-U.S. F-35 integration with the B-2. For the first time, UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducted integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the United States Air Force as part of their […]